stairhead

[ stair-hed ]

/ ˈstɛərˌhɛd /

noun

the top of a staircase; top landing.

Nearby words

stainless steel, stair, stair rod, staircase, staircase phenomenon, stairhead, stairlift, stairmaster, stairs, stairstep, stairway

Origin of stairhead

First recorded in 1525–35; stair + head

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Examples from the Web for stairhead

Which shows the use Jorian must have made of his time at the stairhead, and why Martha Pappenheim's light went out.
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
Across the stairhead I could hear Jimmy shouting music-hall ditties—his custom in his bath.
Foe-Farrell|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
He rushed away to the stairhead till Haigh shouted, "Put on your trousers, man, first!"
The Recipe for Diamonds|Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
He took the orange envelope and opened it beneath the flaring gas that piped and whistled at the stairhead.
The Secret of the League|Ernest Bramah

Marcadel's voice, urgent, insistent, summoned him to the stairhead.
The Long Night|Stanley Weyman

British Dictionary definitions for stairhead

stairhead

/ (ˈstɛəˌhɛd) /

noun

the top of a flight of stairs

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