staircase

noun

stair·​case ˈster-ˌkās How to pronounce staircase (audio)
1
: the structure containing a stairway
2
: a flight of stairs with the supporting framework, casing, and balusters

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This $6 Million Hamptons Property Combines a Quaint Cottage With a Modern Manse Walking upstairs via the custom staircase, a balcony leads you to the primary suite, which comes with its own lounge or office space. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025 Its iconic veranda with crosshatch marble floors host impromptu meetings; its stone staircase allows for more than one dramatic entrance. Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025 In a chilling twist of fate, in the film’s first location — a zigzagging, vertical staircase aside a dam in Portugal — a close friend of the group experiences a horrifying accident, captured on camera, that underscores just how perilous Storror’s stunts really are. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025 The listing photo in 2010 led with the duplex’s standout staircase, designed to include storage for firewood. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for staircase

Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of staircase was in 1624

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“Staircase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staircase. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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staircase

noun
stair·​case -ˌkās How to pronounce staircase (audio)
: a flight of stairs with the supporting structures

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