Definition of stairway
: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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Arriving crews found heavy fire in a third-floor stairway heading up to the fourth floor, Chelsea Fire Chief Leonard Albanese said on the scene.
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Here, interior designers demonstrate how the simplest of stairways can be transformed with a few simple steps.
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Investigators have not determined a cause for the fire but said the warehouse was full of highly flammable materials, including tapestries on the walls and a makeshift stairway made of wooden pallets.
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The new WageWorks offices include interior brick veneer, an open floor plan with lots of light from large windows, and a new interior stairway to connect the company's two floors.
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Most of the Ocean Street stairways were built in the 1980s, and are badly weathered and worn.
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The stairway and column squirrels are in parts of the house that are not open to the public.
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Still, police tape and flexible fencing were still up on its new Boardwalk stairways.
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Lipka and Borsuk were seen by a librarian in the stairway, and chose to drop the book and run.
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First Known Use of stairway
1767
STAIRWAY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of stairway for English Language Learners
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: a set of stairs that go from one level or floor to another
STAIRWAY Defined for Kids
Definition of stairway for Students
: one or more flights of steps usually with connecting landings
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