stairwell

noun

stair·well ˈster-ˌwel

: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located

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Scattered at regular intervals throughout the system’s roughly 440 miles of underground track, emergency exit stairwells provide a last-ditch means of getting passengers stranded on a subway out of the system and onto the street. —

Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024 Fire officials said the plane crashed into a building's exterior stairwell area, meaning the flames were confined to the outside of the building, the outlet added. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 Other commissions include chairs by Yinka Ilori, fabrics by Aissa Dione, and chandeliers by Ini Archibong, who made a monumental fixture to cascade down one stairwell. —

Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024 In August, a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in southern California malfunctioned and got stuck, reportedly leaving more than a dozen passengers high in the air until they were led down a multi-story stairwell. —

Andrea Guzmán, Chron, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stairwell