stairway

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stairway

/ˈstɛəweɪ/ UK
/ˈstɛːwɛj/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈstɜː(ɹ)weː/ UK
/ˈsteɾwe/ Scotland, UK
/ˈstɛːwei/ UK, Wales
/ˈstɛɹweɪ/ US
/ˈsteːwæɪ/ Australia
/ˈsteəwæɪ/ New Zealand
/ˈstiəwæɪ/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)weɪ

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stair + way

noun stairways

A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down. 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,[…].
Similar: staircase, stairs

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stairs, staircase, steps, stair, stairwell, flight, landing, fire, step, escalator, riser, everywhere, stairhead, stair tower, escalier, moving staircase

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noun set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably

Español	escalera, gradas, escalinata
日本語	階段 kaidan
中文	樓梯 /楼梯 lóutī
Português	escadaria
Français	escalier
Deutsch	Stiege, Treppe
Italiano	scalinata, gradinata
Ελληνικά	κλιμακοστάσιο klimakostásio, σκάλα skála
Русский	ле́стница léstnica, ле́стничный марш léstničnyj marš
Tiếng Việt	lan can

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@misc{stairway_2026,
  title = {stairway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stairway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}