Stairway Meaning
/ˈstɛɹweɪ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down.
Sentence Examples
In case of a fire, use this emergency stairway.
After a mad dash down the stairway, I missed my train by a second.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old building had a narrow ____ that led to the rooftop.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is a hidden ____ leading down to the basement, which was according to the old plans for the house.
Word Origin & History
stair + way
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps, with something of the stately pose which Richter has given his Queen Louise on the stairway,[…]."
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old building had a narrow ____ that led to the rooftop.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is a hidden ____ leading down to the basement, which was according to the old plans for the house.