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stairway Definition

stair·way (-wā′)

noun

a means of access, as from one level of a building to another, consisting of a series of stairs, with or without a balustrade, etc.

stairway Usage Examples

Converse of subject

reach: The door to the keep would have been reached by an external timber stairway, the design of the doorway is not known.

Converse of object

  • ascend: Retracing our steps to the middle of the canopy we can now ascend the narrow stairway to the terrace above.
  • descend: The tumult about the descending stairway rose to furious violence.
  • climb: We are climbing a stairway to the stars with a dazzling light far ahead of us at the top.
  • curve: The living room, spacious and comfortable, is given a regal air by the impressive curved marble stairway up to the mezzanine lounge.
  • build: The challenge of ' the Ascent of Olympus ' entailed building a stairway of 26 levels using 1200 blocks.
  • wind: He clattered up the narrow winding stairway into the gallery.

Adjective modifier

  • hieroglyphic: Town hall meetings construct a nearly Moto reporter cruises Mexico City streets for news their groups hieroglyphic stairway at.
  • steep: Up the railroad, down a lift, then a steep stairway to the edge of the glacier.
  • narrow: Access to the premises was gained by the narrow stairway at the rear of the shop.
  • circular: A large circular stairway leads up to the three bedrooms.
  • grand: At dinner we noticed an elderly lady sitting alone along the rail of the grand stairway in the main dining room.
  • wooden: A wooden stairway leads up to a mezzanine area with 3 single beds - well spaced out.

Modifies a noun

  • entrance: Beside it, a perfect rood loft stairway entrance.
  • access: There are a further 3 twin bedrooms and full bathroom on this level with stairway access to the roof top solarium.

Noun used with modifier

  • spiral: Across to the tight spiral stairway, down into the church.
  • marble: A fanned Armagh marble stairway leads up to the entrance door on the north facade.
  • stone: From the hall the stone flag stairway takes you to the two bedrooms.
  • roodloft: The redbrick outside of the roodloft stairway in the south wall.
  • rood: Beside it, a perfect rood loft stairway entrance.

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