Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flight or series of flights of steps and a supporting structure connecting separate levels.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The part of a building which contains the stairs: also often used for stairs or flight of stairs. Staircases are straight or winding. The straight are technically called
fliers or direct fliers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing, balusters, etc.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any species of Solarium, or perspective shell.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
flight of stairs; astairway - noun a connected set of flights of stairs; a
stairwell
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
Etymologies
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Examples
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At the top of the staircase is a small landing that separates two bedrooms to the right and left.
Archive 2003-02-01 Ed 2003
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Under the staircase is a little roome for a butler, thence the staires to the Cellars; this is between the back staires wch are very good and light, and wanscoated up to the garrets, and the great staires wch are very handsome painted white, the Rooffe an oval of Cupids.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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The first floor has a kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom with two double beds; up the spiral staircase is another bedroom with 2 twin beds.
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The first floor has a kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom with two double beds; up the spiral staircase is another bedroom with 2 twin beds.
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"For Jairo to do something like this is crazy," said third-floor resident John Bonilla, 59, who saw a bloody trail on the staircase from the second floor down to the hallway of the first floor.
East Village Resident Arrested in Stabbing Death of 21-Year-Old Man The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The first floor has a kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom with two double beds; up the spiral staircase is another bedroom with 2 twin beds.
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The first floor has a kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom with two double beds; up the spiral staircase is another bedroom with 2 twin beds.
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The first floor has a kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom with two double beds; up the spiral staircase is another bedroom with 2 twin beds.
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Knight Frank One of the bedroom suites is in the tower, accessed via a staircase from the first floor.
Florence Farmhouse 2010
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Our staircase is lined with original art including this spasm-inducing homage piece by Jim Rugg.
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