: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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That includes features such as self-closing doors and noncombustible stairways.
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Blood was also found in the basement and on the stairway handrails.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The spa, complete with the latest technology and processes for facials, body treatments and massages, is in a two-story building next to the hotel, on the other side of a stairway that connects Prospect Street to Coast Boulevard.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Shane hung up, drove back to Stefan’s apartment, grabbed the rest of his belongings, including the suitcase in the stairway, then jumped in the car and drove.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Blood was also found in the basement and on the stairway handrails.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The spa, complete with the latest technology and processes for facials, body treatments and massages, is in a two-story building next to the hotel, on the other side of a stairway that connects Prospect Street to Coast Boulevard.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Shane hung up, drove back to Stefan’s apartment, grabbed the rest of his belongings, including the suitcase in the stairway, then jumped in the car and drove.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Stairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairway. Accessed 10 Oct. 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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