: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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Rusted stairways were no longer safe to walk, and balconies were being propped up to prevent their otherwise inevitable future collapse.
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025
Listen to this article The California Coastal Commission has agreed to reconsider Carlsbad’s approval of extensive repairs proposed for a 60-foot stairway down the bluff to South Carlsbad State Beach.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The working group is the latest development in a long-standing effort to repair the Camino de la Costa stairway.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Peaceful yard The brick — as well as the roped railing on the stairway — was recycled from the Oakland shipyards.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025
Listen to this article The California Coastal Commission has agreed to reconsider Carlsbad’s approval of extensive repairs proposed for a 60-foot stairway down the bluff to South Carlsbad State Beach.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The working group is the latest development in a long-standing effort to repair the Camino de la Costa stairway.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Peaceful yard The brick — as well as the roped railing on the stairway — was recycled from the Oakland shipyards.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
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“Stairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairway. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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stairway
noun
stair·way
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: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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