: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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The developers upgraded the plumbing, electrical, mechanical systems and restrooms and preserved original elements like the wooden floorboards and the stairways’ brass-and-copper handrails.
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2025
One level down, four en-suite bedrooms are linked by stairways or an elevator.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The interior also includes a glass mezzanine and stairway leading to nine guest staterooms (each 538 square feet), an open-plan cinema, and even a children’s play area accessed by a suspension bridge.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2025
The office was reached by a stairway on the outside of the building and consisted of two rooms.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2025
One level down, four en-suite bedrooms are linked by stairways or an elevator.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The interior also includes a glass mezzanine and stairway leading to nine guest staterooms (each 538 square feet), an open-plan cinema, and even a children’s play area accessed by a suspension bridge.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2025
The office was reached by a stairway on the outside of the building and consisted of two rooms.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Stairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairway. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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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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