stairwell

or stair well

[ stair-wel ]
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noun
  1. the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway.

Origin of stairwell

1
First recorded in 1915–20; stair + well2

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How to use stairwell in a sentence

  • Intruders no longer have access to the school; hallways and stairwells are safe.

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  • Wide and handsome open staircases separated the floors, instead of the former circular stone closed stairwells.

British Dictionary definitions for stairwell

stairwell

/ (ˈstɛəˌwɛl) /


noun
  1. a vertical shaft or opening that contains a staircase

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