stairway

[ stair-wey ]

noun

1. a passageway from one level, as of a building, to another by a series of stairs; staircase.

stairway

/ ˈstɛəˌweɪ /

noun

1. a means of access consisting of stairs; staircase or flight of steps

Word History and Origins

Origin of stairway¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; stair + way ¹

Example Sentences

But I also realized that stairways are great interval training.”

From Los Angeles Times

Take the stairway to the beach off Sea Ridge across from Linda Way.

From Los Angeles Times

The partial opening is a trial run, following the last year's opening of the main hall and stairway.

From BBC

One video showed several feet of water slapping against the stairway of a home in Nokomis.

From Los Angeles Times

During his Nobel Peace Prize speech, Martin Luther King Jr. declared: “I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction.”

From Salon

Related Words

• staircase
• stairwell