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Meanings of stairway 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 "staircase"
Examples for "staircase"
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
Usage of stairway in English
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
6
Casey pulled open the door and led the way onto the stairway.
Stay Out from the Basement
7
Surely something up above her in the shadow on the stairway moved.
The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911
8
But Michel always soars; his love is a stairway to the heavens.
Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II
9
As we hurried down the stairway, she said, I've got an idea.
After midnight
10
From the stairway the flashily-dressed Hebrew looked at the crowd and laughed.
Windy McPherson's Son
11
I climbed the outside stairway that led to Dunning's place and knocked.
A Moveable Feast
12
The others were waiting for him at the foot of the stairway.
Little Miss By-The-Day
13
As I moved to descend another step, the stairway faded from view.
The Great Book of Amber
14
What we hope to build is only an extension of your stairway.
The Fountains of Paradise
15
I made for the rear stairway, then up to the second floor.
The Great Book of Amber
16
A stone stairway disappeared into the gloomy distance behind Pentony's angular figure.
The irish warrior
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Translations for stairway
Portuguese
escada
Spanish
escalera
Stairway through the time
Stairway across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common