: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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The decorative candle lanterns are perfect for patios, balconies, gardens, and stairways, adding a warm glow wherever they’re placed.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2026
The observation platforms and stairways on each side of the river became overgrown with brush.
—IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
Upon arrival, the officers could hear loud music from the private party in the basement and made their way downstairs, after being briefly blocked by private security in the stairway.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
The original measure required the next state building code to allow a single stairway as a means of egress in small residential buildings and passed as part of the 2024 bond package.
—Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2026
The observation platforms and stairways on each side of the river became overgrown with brush.
—IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
Upon arrival, the officers could hear loud music from the private party in the basement and made their way downstairs, after being briefly blocked by private security in the stairway.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
The original measure required the next state building code to allow a single stairway as a means of egress in small residential buildings and passed as part of the 2024 bond package.
—Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Stairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairway. Accessed 12 Mar. 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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