stairway

noun

stair·​way ˈster-ˌwā How to pronounce stairway (audio)
: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another

Examples of stairway in a Sentence

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Fuel up, Quebec-style A hearty breakfast at La Buche, in Old Quebec, will give you the boost to take on Quebec City’s hilly pedestrian streets and the outdoor stairways that connect them. Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 There’s also a separate guest suite with its own stairway entrance and a three-car garage. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025 This is the core of the business: people draw ten versions of a stairway, or a lobby, and agree to develop the best one, and then someone—possibly Lord Foster—starts to wonder about an eleventh version. Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 The Los Angeles Times printed a dramatic photo of him walking up a concrete stairway that used to lead to a classroom building and now towers over nothing but a pile of rubble. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stairway 

Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stairway was in 1767

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“Stairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairway. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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stairway

noun
stair·​way -ˌwā How to pronounce stairway (audio)
: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another

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