Meaning & use
stairway
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A set of stairs, especially indoors, connecting different levels of a building.
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The grand stairway curved elegantly up to the second floor.
Firefighters used the emergency stairway to reach the trapped residents.
A note on using this word
While often used interchangeably with 'staircase,' 'stairway' more strictly refers to the passage itself, including its surrounding walls, rather than just the steps.
Words with a similar meaning
staircasestairs
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