English

Noun

stairway ‎(plural stairways)

1. A set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably.

   The phrase "stairway to heaven" has a variety of cultural significances.‎

   • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 5, in The Celebrity:

     Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps, with something of the stately pose which Richter has given his Queen Louise on the stairway, […] .

Synonyms

• staircase
• stairs

Related terms

• stair
• stairwell

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