📖 Definitions of "Stairway"
noun
- 1
A set of steps allowing one to walk up or down.
"The phrase "stairway to heaven" has a variety of cultural significances."
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| stairsnoun | A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors. |
| staircasenoun | A flight of stairs; a stairway. |
| stepsnoun | a course followed by a person in walking or as walking |
| stairnoun | A series of steps; a staircase. |
| stairwellnoun | A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase. |
| flightnoun | The act of flying. |
| landingnoun | An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object. |
| firenoun | (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering. |
| stepnoun | An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace. |
| escalatornoun | A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another. |
| risernoun | Someone or something which rises. |
| everywherenoun | All places or locations. |
| stairheadnoun | The landing at the top of a staircase. |
| stair tower | — |
| run of stairs | — |
| escaliernoun | — |
| flight of stairsnoun | a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next |
| moving staircasenoun | (UK) An escalator. |
| laddernoun | A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps). |
| stepladdernoun | Alternative form of step ladder. [A ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle.] |
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