stairway
pronunciation
How to pronounce stairway in British English:
UK [ˈsteəweɪ]
How to pronounce stairway in American English:
US [ˈsterweɪ]
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- Noun:
- a way of access consisting of a set of steps
Word Origin
- stairway (n.)
- 1767, from stair + way (n.).
Example
- 1. Here is a muti-functional stairway .
- 2. The first marine was stuck , maybe three-quarters of the way up the stairway .
- 3. At home , I can call my wife 's cell phone while walking downstairs and avoiding oncoming stairway traffic .
- 4. Inside , the hallways are uncomfortably narrow ; climbing the central stairway feels like clanging up the stairs of a stadium bleacher .
- 5. Her home features patio furniture and a stairway made of bones , floors covered in wine corks and beer bottle caps , and a skylight that used to be a pyrex baking dish .