: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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The addition, which contains an atrium and a complex switchback stairway, seems to touch the older building at just one point.
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Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
Recently, Kristen chased a terrified family with young children up a nearby stairway.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
One stairway leads to a spacious sleeping loft, while another set of stairs leads to three additional bedrooms, including dual primary suites with ocean views.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Go in close enough, and boxes indicate every entrance stairway and elevator.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2026
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Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
Recently, Kristen chased a terrified family with young children up a nearby stairway.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
One stairway leads to a spacious sleeping loft, while another set of stairs leads to three additional bedrooms, including dual primary suites with ocean views.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Go in close enough, and boxes indicate every entrance stairway and elevator.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Stairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairway. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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stairway
noun
stair·way
-ˌwā 
: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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