: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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One stairway leads to a spacious sleeping loft, while another set of stairs leads to three additional bedrooms, including dual primary suites with ocean views.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Go in close enough, and boxes indicate every entrance stairway and elevator.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2026
Leon Rengel saw some detainees being thrown down stairways, according to the lawsuit.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
After the game ended with the Lakers stunning overtime victory, fans lined up to give him high-fives and cheer for him as his family descended a stairway.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Go in close enough, and boxes indicate every entrance stairway and elevator.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2026
Leon Rengel saw some detainees being thrown down stairways, according to the lawsuit.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
After the game ended with the Lakers stunning overtime victory, fans lined up to give him high-fives and cheer for him as his family descended a stairway.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Stairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairway. Accessed 1 Apr. 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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