: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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The entrance to the building is always locked, and at least one officer guards the stairway down to the safes, where advanced securities are in place, including a fingerprint and iris scanner and an electronic key card reader.
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Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Volcanic-seeming black rock lines a catacomblike stairway, punctuated by a single glass window framing a lone Calder.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The entry foyer was impressive, high-ceilinged, with a long, curving stairway leading up to the second floor.
—Tom Piazza
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
But half the fun of exploring the near-mythical area lies simply in getting around—via funicular, steep stairways, winding cobblestone streets, and even a little train.
—Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
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Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Volcanic-seeming black rock lines a catacomblike stairway, punctuated by a single glass window framing a lone Calder.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The entry foyer was impressive, high-ceilinged, with a long, curving stairway leading up to the second floor.
—Tom Piazza
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
But half the fun of exploring the near-mythical area lies simply in getting around—via funicular, steep stairways, winding cobblestone streets, and even a little train.
—Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stairway
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“Stairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairway. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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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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