staircase
pronunciation
How to pronounce staircase in British English:
UK [ˈsteəkeɪs]
How to pronounce staircase in American English:
US [ˈsterkeɪs]
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- Noun:
- a way of access consisting of a set of steps
Word Origin
- staircase (n.)
- also stair-case, 1620s, originally the enclosure of the stairs, from stair + case (n.2) in its sense "frame;" compare former window-case, door-case.
Example
- 1. There are no lifts and just one staircase per block .
- 2. There is also the winding staircase and concrete floors you see in real apple stores .
- 3. A steel spiral staircase links these spaces .
- 4. Curiously , it has no internal staircase .
- 5. Ammonites also inspired this cathedral staircase in barcelona , spain .