stairway

[ stair-wey ]

/ ˈstɛərˌweɪ /

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noun

a passageway from one level, as of a building, to another by a series of stairs; staircase.

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Origin of stairway

First recorded in 1790–1800; stair + way¹

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Examples from the Web for stairway

Bucca hung up the phone and started up the stairway with fellow fire marshal John Devery.
The Flying New York Fireman Who Shined on 9/11|Michael Daly|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I look around the stairway, and I see Al Capone and another guy sitting in the living room having a beef about ‘receipts.’
The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum|Robert Ward|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And now that same song, “Stairway to Heaven” is at the center of another battle over ownership.
Did Led Zeppelin Steal ‘Stairway to Heaven’?|Ted Gioia|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For more than a half-century before “Stairway to Heaven,” recording artists had been doing this, usually with impunity.
Did Led Zeppelin Steal ‘Stairway to Heaven’?|Ted Gioia|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Despite what some have claimed, the cited passages from “Stairway to Heaven” and “Spirit” are not identical.
Did Led Zeppelin Steal ‘Stairway to Heaven’?|Ted Gioia|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The table was placed under a stairway, just room for the four of us.
The Greater Love|George T. McCarthy
Then we arose, and ascended the stairway, and my uncle ordered the workmen to replace the stones upon the tomb.
Sindbad the Sailor & Other Stories from The Arabian Nights|Edmund Dulac
Most of the steps of the stairway were in good condition for the ogre had only destroyed those at the top.
The Chinese Fairy Book|Various
He descended the stairway from the second floor and smiled at me inquiringly.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
There should be some indoor way of getting into the cellar, as by a stairway from the building above it.
Mushrooms: how to grow them|William Falconer

British Dictionary definitions for stairway

stairway

/ (ˈstɛəˌweɪ) /

noun

a means of access consisting of stairs; staircase or flight of steps

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Word Origin and History for stairway

stairway

1767, from stair + way.

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