stairwell

noun

stair·​well ˈster-ˌwel How to pronounce stairwell (audio)
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located

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Investigators had found a pry bar and two screwdrivers Friedmann had hidden in the north stairwell. Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025 Grant, a senior, disappeared on Oct. 17, 2021, after the three teens (age 16, 17, and 17 at the time) lured him from his apartment into an empty stairwell. Laura Barcella, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025 All far more complex problems to solve than finding the perfect couch or what art to hang on the stairwell — though that, too, was a process. Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2025 Before Albrecht can even finish giving Lasher-care instructions, Ian goes full Lady Macbeth and slits Albrecht’s throat right there in the stairwell. Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stairwell

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stairwell was in 1920

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“Stairwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairwell. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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stairwell

noun
stair·​well -ˌwel How to pronounce stairwell (audio)
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located

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