stairwell

noun

stair·​well ˈster-ˌwel 

: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located

Examples of stairwell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What to bring on move-in day Elevators back up fast and older dorms still rely on stairwells. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Construction included widening the Watt Avenue bridge, building two open-air stairwells, upgrading on-ramps and creating a bus and pedestrian plaza. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

City leaders announced Beal’s firing Thursday and said it was connected to how the city responded when someone left a Black doll hanging from a rope by its neck in a fire station stairwell in March. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2026

The head of the tenants association at the Frederick Douglass Houses on the Upper West Side took photos and videos of individuals sitting on blankets in a stairwell and laying on cardboard in a hallway. — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stairwell

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel

Kids Definition

stairwell

noun

stair·​well -ˌwel 

: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located