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staircase
[ stair-keys ]
staircase
/ ˈstɛəˌkeɪs /
noun
- a flight of stairs, its supporting framework, and, usually, a handrail or banisters
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Word History and Origins
Origin of staircase1
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Example Sentences
I gingerly walked down the center staircase and out into what was a chilly, sunny October morning.
The camera dollied backward along the length of the tower's staircase while simultaneously its lens zoomed forward.
Tough women with children at home curled up in the rotunda at the foot of the grand staircase.
In the morning I stumbled down the staircase and choked down a chunky breakfast smoothie.
The shopkeeper unlocked a door for us and we went down a narrow spiral staircase to a communal hole in the wall.
A tall phantom in livery appeared, as if by magic, and signed to me to ascend the grand staircase.
The clerks had not arrived yet, and he beguiled the time by looking out of the staircase window.
By the last-mentioned staircase access is obtained by the general public to the Council Chamber.
When we got to the house we entered an obscure corridor and began to find our way up a dark and narrow staircase.
A few moments later she joined Gwynne at the foot of the staircase, and they went out to the woods.
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