: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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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.
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Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
Upon arrival, the deportees had shackles removed from their wrists and ankles and one at a time descended the stairway of the chartered 767 aircraft to be reprocessed by waiting Cuban immigration and health officials.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Detainees must navigate the plane’s stairway with their ankles chained together.
—Martha Bellisle, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The three connected edifices form a delightful maze of spaces, with stairways and corridors linking the buildings, and six different elevators serving the six floors.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
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Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
Upon arrival, the deportees had shackles removed from their wrists and ankles and one at a time descended the stairway of the chartered 767 aircraft to be reprocessed by waiting Cuban immigration and health officials.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Detainees must navigate the plane’s stairway with their ankles chained together.
—Martha Bellisle, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The three connected edifices form a delightful maze of spaces, with stairways and corridors linking the buildings, and six different elevators serving the six floors.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Stairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairway. Accessed 11 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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