stair
Americannoun
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one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
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stairs, such steps collectively, especially as forming a flight or a series of flights.
I was so excited I ran all the way up the stairs.
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a series or flight of steps; stairway.
a winding stair.
noun
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one of a flight of stairs
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a series of steps
a narrow stair
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of stair
before 1000; Middle English stey ( e ) r, Old English stǣger; cognate with Dutch, Low German steiger landing; akin to sty 1
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Example Sentences
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A 2022 sale of her estate re-created elements of her Upper East Side apartment in New York’s Stair Galleries, where the auction was taking place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The Grade I-listed building contains the Hogarth Stair, part of architect James Gibbs' 1730s redesign, which is surrounded by the large scale paintings The Pool of Bethesda and The Good Samaritan.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025
The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb benefits the Ventura Fire Honor Guard, which funds funerals and tributes for fallen firefighters and honors those lost in the Sept. 11 attacks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025
However, more than one in four adults worldwide do not meet recommended levels of physical activity.3 Stair climbing is a practical and easily accessible form of physical activity which is often overlooked.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024
Castle Stair was a street with steps, a broad white stone way that led up from the Wolf’s Den by the water to the New Castle on its hill.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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