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单词 stairwell
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Definition of stairwell in English:

stairwell

nounˈstɛːwɛlˈstɛrˌwɛl
  • A shaft in a building in which a staircase is built.

    the stairwell echoed with the sounds of pounding feet
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The red sandstone block I am heading for is equally labyrinthine: a network of stunted corridors and dark stairwells.
    • The focal point of the block will be elliptical stairwells with glass walls to flood classrooms with natural daylight.
    • Less than a minute later he had gone past the courts, down a stairwell and opened the fire door.
    • During the 1970s, additional, ugly concrete stairwells were added to the sides of buildings, to allow individual access to the upper floors.
    • The facade had brick stairwells at regular intervals, which also housed elevators and restrooms for the workers.
    • Mr Oliver began to descend the stairwells in the centre of the building.
    • These remarkable shafts are still in place, and serve as the stairwells and lift shafts of Wapping and Rotherhithe Tube stations.
    • Finally, if you live in a multilevel house, definitely put detectors at the top of stairwells, to give early warning of fires moving upwards.
    • The joint consists of three rooms of different sizes, which are ranged around a series of corridors and mini stairwells so it's all a bit split-level and interesting.
    • There is a smaller loft bedroom, accessed through a second stairwell, at this end of the house.
    • They proceeded silently up the stairwells and down the halls.
    • Fire exit doors to stairwells, for example, should unlock when a fire alarm is tripped.
    • He hurried down the hallway towards the stairwell that led to the basement and his apartment.
    • Three fire-protected stairwells in the building provide the opportunity for smaller rentable units.
    • Their bare feet are silent as they make their way down the stone stairwells and through the corridors.
    • Items being reviewed include improving the structural stability of stairwells and providing wider exit stairs.
    • Make sure all your window wells and stairwells have raised lips around their edges to prevent water in the yard from flowing into the well during a downpour.
    • Plans call for new stairwells and elevators in the center of the building, new alarm and climate-control systems, and visitor amenities.
    • On the first floor three two bedroom units will be built around a central stairwell and lift shaft.
    • Inside is a veritable cathedral of marble floors, chrome stairwells and crystal chandeliers.
 
 

Definition of stairwell in US English:

stairwell

nounˈsterˌwelˈstɛrˌwɛl
  • A shaft in a building in which a staircase is built.

    the stairwell echoed with the sounds of pounding feet
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Three fire-protected stairwells in the building provide the opportunity for smaller rentable units.
    • Finally, if you live in a multilevel house, definitely put detectors at the top of stairwells, to give early warning of fires moving upwards.
    • During the 1970s, additional, ugly concrete stairwells were added to the sides of buildings, to allow individual access to the upper floors.
    • Less than a minute later he had gone past the courts, down a stairwell and opened the fire door.
    • Inside is a veritable cathedral of marble floors, chrome stairwells and crystal chandeliers.
    • He hurried down the hallway towards the stairwell that led to the basement and his apartment.
    • Plans call for new stairwells and elevators in the center of the building, new alarm and climate-control systems, and visitor amenities.
    • Fire exit doors to stairwells, for example, should unlock when a fire alarm is tripped.
    • There is a smaller loft bedroom, accessed through a second stairwell, at this end of the house.
    • Their bare feet are silent as they make their way down the stone stairwells and through the corridors.
    • Make sure all your window wells and stairwells have raised lips around their edges to prevent water in the yard from flowing into the well during a downpour.
    • These remarkable shafts are still in place, and serve as the stairwells and lift shafts of Wapping and Rotherhithe Tube stations.
    • The joint consists of three rooms of different sizes, which are ranged around a series of corridors and mini stairwells so it's all a bit split-level and interesting.
    • They proceeded silently up the stairwells and down the halls.
    • Mr Oliver began to descend the stairwells in the centre of the building.
    • On the first floor three two bedroom units will be built around a central stairwell and lift shaft.
    • The facade had brick stairwells at regular intervals, which also housed elevators and restrooms for the workers.
    • The focal point of the block will be elliptical stairwells with glass walls to flood classrooms with natural daylight.
    • The red sandstone block I am heading for is equally labyrinthine: a network of stunted corridors and dark stairwells.
    • Items being reviewed include improving the structural stability of stairwells and providing wider exit stairs.
 
 
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