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n. (artifact) | 1. staircase, stairway | a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps. |
| ~ backstairs | a second staircase at the rear of a building. |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ companionway | a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship. |
| ~ moving staircase, moving stairway, escalator | 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 of stairs, flight of steps, flight | 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. |
| ~ landing | an intermediate platform in a staircase. |
| ~ stairhead | platform at the top of a staircase. |
| ~ stairs, steps | a flight of stairs or a flight of steps. |
| ~ stair, step | support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway.; "he paused on the bottom step" |
| ~ way | any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another.; "he said he was looking for the way out" |
| ~ ramp | a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft. |
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