stairway

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈstɛɹweɪ

Definitions

A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down.

Equivalents

Españolescalera escalinata gradas

Françaisescalier

DeutschTreppe Treppenabgang

27 more languages

العربيةالسلم درجة معراج

Българскистълбище

Bosanskistepenište stubište степеништестубиште

Češtinaschodiště

Ελληνικάκλιμακοστάσιο σκάλα

Esperantoŝtuparo

Eestitrepp

Euskaraeskailera

Gàidhligstaidhre

Galegoescaleira escaleiras

עבריתמדרגות

Hrvatskistepenište stubište степеништестубиште

Magyarlépcső lépcsősor

Հայերենաստիճաններ սանդուղք փիլաքյան

Italianogradinata scalinata

日本語階段

ქართულიკიბე

ភាសាខ្មែរជណ្ដើរ

Polskischód

Portuguêsescadaria

Русскийлестница ле́стничный марш

Slovenčinaschody

Српскиstepenište stubište степеништестубиште

Türkçemerdiven

Українськасходи

Tiếng Việtlân cận

Examples

“Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps, with something of the stately pose which Richter has given his Queen Louise on the stairway,[…].”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

Stairways Stairwell Stairwells stairwork Staite staith

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