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# stairway

noun (a stairway, stairways)

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

## Everyday

A set of stairs inside or outside a building, often with the walls or space around it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stairway/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety lessons, stairways are routes out of a building in a fire; lifts (elevators) should not be used. In stories and songs, a stairway can lead somewhere mysterious or symbolic, like «a stairway to the stars».

### Examples

- Use the stairway, not the lift, if there's a fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stairway/#x1)
- A narrow stairway led up to the attic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stairway/#x2)
- The old castle had a spiral stairway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stairway/#x3)
- Don't play on the stairway — someone might trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stairway/#x4)
- The stairway was lit with small lamps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stairway/#x5)
- The emergency stairway is at the end of the corridor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stairway/#x6)
- It was a small room on the ground floor, with a tiny window under the stairway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stairway/#x7)

### Note

Countable; one word. Similar: staircase, stairs, steps. Do not confuse «stair» with «stare» (to look hard) — homophones.

## On Mova

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