: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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That includes new bathrooms and heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems, as well as a new interior stairway to a new basement egress door.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 31 May 2025
Stereo equipment had been stacked near the stairway, as if thieves had been interrupted in their work.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Suddenly, the hypnotist is guiding Lilian through a vast red space in another dimension with various doors and stairways.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Capital improvements include the addition of ADA-compliant ramps and stairways connecting the Riverwalk and street-level paths just west of Eagle Street and the replacement of retaining walls with landscaped terraces.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 31 May 2025
Stereo equipment had been stacked near the stairway, as if thieves had been interrupted in their work.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Suddenly, the hypnotist is guiding Lilian through a vast red space in another dimension with various doors and stairways.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Capital improvements include the addition of ADA-compliant ramps and stairways connecting the Riverwalk and street-level paths just west of Eagle Street and the replacement of retaining walls with landscaped terraces.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Stairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairway. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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stairway
noun
stair·way
-ˌwā 
: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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