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# staircase

noun (staircase, staircases)

«staircase» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A staircase is a set of steps going up from one floor to another, often with a rail to hold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staircase/#m1)
2. A spiral staircase goes round and round. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staircase/#m2)

### In the lessons

Maths: steps counted, steps per floor; climbing up and down; staircase patterns of blocks. Safety: hold the handrail, do not run on the stairs. Stories: a grand staircase in a castle, a secret staircase.

### Examples

- The staircase has 15 steps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staircase/#x1)
- Each floor has a staircase of 18 steps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staircase/#x2)
- How many steps are there to the 4th floor? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staircase/#x3)
- She climbs the staircase 3 times a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staircase/#x4)
- Hold the rail when you go down the staircase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staircase/#x5)
- The lighthouse has a long spiral staircase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staircase/#x6)
- The castle had a hidden staircase behind the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staircase/#x7)
- All the princesses disappeared down a secret staircase, and Michael hastily followed them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staircase/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a staircase, staircases; also «stairs». Steps per staircase × staircases = steps. Trap: to reach the 4th floor from the 1st you climb 3 staircases, not 4. Trap: in the UK the ground floor is not counted as the first floor.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «staircase» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staircase/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«staircase» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/staircase.html) on Mova free.