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stair⋅well

[stair-wel]
–noun
the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway.
Also, stair well.


Origin:
1915–20; stair + well 2
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stair·well   (stâr'wěl')   
n.  A vertical shaft around which a staircase has been built.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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