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Meanings of staircase in English

Portuguese
escada
Catalan
escalinata
Spanish
escalera

A way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps.

escada
Synonyms
Examples for "stairway"
Examples for "stairway"
1
I doubt if they ever used this stairway-it'sobviously only for emergencies.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
2
The roaring of the fire in the stairway sounded louder, than ever.
Frank Merriwell's Reward
3
He straightened himself; he advanced again to the foot of the stairway.
The Street Called Straight
4
Uncle Peabody and I put in the floors and stairway and partitions.
The Light in the Clearing: A Tale of the North Country in the Ti...
5
Several people saw him on the stairway and he always just disappeared.
Ghosts
Usage of staircase in English
1
Unfortunately the staircase was in stone; servants were busy in the drawing-room.
Mike Fletcher: A Novel
2
To her right was a short staircase leading to a second floor.
Depraved
3
Hasty steps shake the staircase; the door opens precipitately; it is Andre.
The Nabob
4
The staircase leading to the floor above is in the middle room.
The Honor of the Name
5
A small staircase takes you to a bedroom on the second floor.
The Irish Times
6
The staircase changes direction 'to make the ascent more of an adventure'.
The Guardian
7
A broad staircase with two landings led up to the second story.
Ghosts
8
The waiting-maids stood and listened; they heard steps on the grand staircase.
Frederick the Great and His Court
9
The half-turn of the staircase cut off the view of the lobby.
The Shadow Line: A Confession
10
The staircase was in one corner of the court, under the porticus.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 1
11
He stopped again, at the foot of the staircase in the hall.
The Street Called Straight
12
They went down the great oak staircase and waited in the hall.
The Magician
13
A staircase at the far end descended to a basement level below.
Nemesis
14
The original is in the Louvre, and towers gloriously over a staircase.
The Henchman
15
Shortly before midnight, we left my apartment, by way of private staircase.
Julian
16
There was a staircase ahead of her, leading to the upper level.
Killer
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Translations for staircase
Portuguese
escada
Spanish
escalera
Staircase through the time
Staircase across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
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