English > stairway: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps. |
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| Synonym | staircase |
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| Part of | building, edifice | A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place |
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| Parts | landing | An intermediate platform in a staircase |
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| stairhead | platform at the top of a staircase |
| step, stair | support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway |
| Narrower | backstairs | A second staircase at the rear of a building |
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| companionway | A stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship |
| escalator, moving staircase, moving stairway | A stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt |
| fire escape, emergency exit | A stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency |
| flight, flight of stairs, flight of steps | A stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next |
| ghat | stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water |
| ramp | A movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft |
| stairs, steps | A flight of stairs or a flight of steps |
| Broader | way | Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another |
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| Spanish | escalera, escalinata |
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| Catalan | escala, escalinata |
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