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Meaning of stairway | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈstɛɹweɪ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية السلم
Български стълбище
Čeština schodiště
Deutsch Treppe
Esperanto ŝtuparo
Eesti trepp
Euskara eskailera
Suomi portaat
Français escalier
Gàidhlig staidhre
Galego escaleiras
Italiano gradinata scalinata
日本語 階段
ქართული კიბე
ខ្មែរ ជណ្ដើរ
Português escadaria
Slovenčina schody
Türkçe merdiven
Tiếng Việt lân 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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