: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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Beginning at Sunrise Point Fishing Pier, the route winds northwest through the city—ascending stairways, threading through hillside neighborhoods, and weaving across parks both iconic and obscure—before culminating at Lands End Lookout.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Rental property units must also maintain working amenities including but not limited to water heating facilities, heating facilities, water and sewer lines, plumbing and electrical fixtures, lighted common halls and stairways, and, if provided, cooking equipment.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026
Armani also paid special attention to the well-being of the yacht’s 19-member crew, creating discreet stairways, generous sleeping spaces, and their own dedicated deck forward of the wheelhouse for socializing.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026
Anyone getting off at the Lake Street CTA Red Line subway stop on Sunday might have noticed some new signage near the station's stairways to street level.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Rental property units must also maintain working amenities including but not limited to water heating facilities, heating facilities, water and sewer lines, plumbing and electrical fixtures, lighted common halls and stairways, and, if provided, cooking equipment.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026
Armani also paid special attention to the well-being of the yacht’s 19-member crew, creating discreet stairways, generous sleeping spaces, and their own dedicated deck forward of the wheelhouse for socializing.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026
Anyone getting off at the Lake Street CTA Red Line subway stop on Sunday might have noticed some new signage near the station's stairways to street level.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Stairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairway. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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stairway
noun
stair·way
-ˌwā 
: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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