stairway
noun
a passageway from one level, as of a building, to another by a series of stairs; staircase.
stairways
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pluralof stairway.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Prudence is in short supply, and it is this very scarce resource that requires us “to block the roads to hell before building the stairways to heaven.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
“It is essential to get at least three in-person quotes, rather than relying on online estimates, as a walk-through allows movers to identify complications like narrow stairways or low-hanging branches in advance,” Sartore-Bodo says.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
While some funding has been secured and spent replacing stairways, little progress has yet been made on the wider ambition, despite its prime location beside the Scottish Event Campus.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Blue ribbons symbolising the victims adorn the airport, while letters remembering the dead line the stairways.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
The children closed the door behind them, and walked past wooden railings and stairways and up a ramp to a platform in the back corner of the barn.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
