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STAIRWAY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

Synonyms:

staircase; stairway

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stairway" is a kind of...):

way (any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another)

Meronyms (parts of "stairway"):

landing (an intermediate platform in a staircase)

stairhead (platform at the top of a staircase)

stair; step (support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stairway"):

backstairs (a second staircase at the rear of a building)

companionway (a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship)

escalator; moving staircase; moving stairway (a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt)

emergency exit; fire escape (a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency)

flight; flight of stairs; flight of steps (a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next)

ghat (stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water)

stairs; steps (a flight of stairs or a flight of steps)

ramp (a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft)

Holonyms ("stairway" is a part of...):

building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)

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