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Meaning of stair-step | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To walk up a set of stairs as exercise.
  2. A strategy for big city walking to avoid staying on the same street; it involves turning at a corner, walking to the end of the block, crossing the street, then repeating

Examples

“I'm going to stair-step from East 3rd and 50th down to West 44th and Seventh Avenue.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

stair-stepped stair-stepping stair-steps staircase staircased staircasing

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