- plural of stair.
stairs
Britishplural noun
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a flight of steps leading from one storey or level to another, esp indoors
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in the servants' quarters; in domestic service
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As she makes her way up the stairs in the aisle, McHenry is seen giving the middle finger and blowing kisses to the crowd as some people heckle and throw towels at her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
He then must use a wheelbarrow to get it to his home before heaving it up a flight of stairs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Down the stairs, I am welcomed by the yipping of a dozen Pittsburgh-hating Yankees fans.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
Think about an 80-year-old widow on the sixth floor of a walk-up, paying $1,000 a month for an apartment she has held since 1995, whose stairs she can no longer manage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
I slid it into my coat pocket as I followed the soldier down the stairs.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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