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

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Having a non-diverse management or C-suite team is a stairway to brand obliteration. Sheilla Mamona, refinery29.com, 18 Feb. 2025 First, there's the dungeon itself, which features a sequence of stairways that appear just steps from each other, forming a quick and enemy-free path down to the dungeon's deeper levels. Ars Technica, 15 Feb. 2025 Five times a day, a muezzin would climb nearly 150 feet in the tower’s spiral stairway to sing the call to prayer. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025 Investigators found blood stains throughout the home, including on a recliner, pillows, walls and a stairway leading to the basement, according to court records, WRTV reported. Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 23 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 9 Mar. 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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