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Meanings of flight of steps in English

A stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next.

Synonyms
Examples for "flight"
Examples for "flight"
1
That's three minutes longer than its New York-Sydney test flight last month.
The Irish Times
2
Their calls for a free flight home have led nowhere so far.
Reuters
3
They were later re-booked to continue on a different flight, she said.
Reuters
4
She started to worry about the long flight home later that week.
The Guardian
5
Of course, Apollo 13 was a real flight fraught with real problems.
Reuters
1
Reacher said, 'How fast can you run up a flight of stairs?'
61 hours
2
It curved to the right and met a short flight of stairs.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
3
He led me up the flight of stairs to the second floor.
Sister Mine
4
He continued across the lobby and up a short flight of stairs.
Transfer of power
5
The ensuing fight had sent them tumbling down a flight of stairs.
The Assassin’s Blade
Usage of flight of steps in English
1
Ascend the long flight of steps and turn right at the top.
The Guardian
2
A flight of steps leads down from Abbey church to the road.
The Guardian
3
A flight of steps led to a lower part of the town.
A Time of Gifts
4
He shifted into leopard form halfway down the first flight of steps.
Last Blood
5
The flight of steps which leads to the entrance has many associations.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 / France and the Net...
6
Grandma Ridge moved up the flight of steps, the girl following reluctantly.
One Woman's Life
7
The four modes of life constitute a ladder or flight of steps.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
8
I passed our door and went up one more flight of steps.
Darkness on the edge of town
9
His torch revealed a flight of steps leading down into the darkness.
The Pit Prop Syndicate
10
At the end a flight of steps led up into a courtyard.
Kenny
11
Suddenly- ashortflight of steps, not very visible in a dark place.
Delia Blanchflower
12
Meanwhile we ascended, behind the old servant, the disjointed flight of steps.
The Queen Pedauque
13
The cab stopped, and he reeled up a dark flight of steps.
In Friendship's Guise
14
Ascending the wide flight of steps, the Salle des Gardes is reached.
Normandy: The Scenery & Romance of Its Ancient Towns, Complete
15
Ascending a flight of steps, you enter the great hall of Karnak.
Sketches
16
She sounded breathless, as if she'd run up a flight of steps.
Shadow of an angel