staircasenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsteə.keɪs/us/ˈster.keɪs/C1 a set of stairs inside a building, usually with a bar fixed on the wall or onto vertical poles at the side for you to hold on to:
She descended the sweeping (= long and wide) staircase into the crowd of photographers and journalists.
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Parts of buildings: stairs & lifts
- chairlift
- chute
- doorstep
- drag lift
- dumb waiter
- elevator
- escalator
- fire escape
- ladder
- lift
- ramp
- rope ladder
- rung
- stair
- stairway
- step
- stepladder
- stoep
- stoop
- tread
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