What does STAIRCASE mean?

Definitions for STAIRCASE
ˈstɛərˌkeɪsstair·case

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stairway, staircasenoun

    a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

Wiktionary

  1. staircasenoun

    a flight of stairs; a stairway

  2. staircasenoun

    a connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell

  3. Etymology: stair + case

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Staircasenoun

    The part of a fabrick that contains the stairs.

    Etymology: stair and case.

    To make a complete staircase is a curious piece of architecture. Henry Wotton.

    I cannot forbear mentioning a staircase, where the easiness of the ascent, the disposition of the lights, and the convenient landing, are admirably contrived. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

Wikipedia

  1. staircase

    Stairs are a structure designed to bridge a large vertical distance between lower and higher levels by dividing it into smaller vertical distances. This is achieved as a diagonal series of horizontal platforms called steps which enable passage to the other level by stepping from one to another step in turn. Steps are very typically rectangular. Stairs may be straight, round, or may consist of two or more straight pieces connected at angles. Types of stairs include staircases (also called stairways), ladders, and escalators. Some alternatives to stairs are elevators (also called lifts), stairlifts, inclined moving walkways, and ramps. A stairwell is a vertical shaft or opening that contains a staircase. A flight (of stairs) is an inclined part of a staircase consisting of steps (and their lateral supports if supports are separate from steps).

ChatGPT

  1. staircase

    A staircase is a structure consisting of a series of steps, typically with a handrail, that allows for movement between different levels or floors in a building, house or other structures. It is often made of materials such as wood, metal, or stone and can come in various sizes and designs.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Staircasenoun

    a flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing, balusters, etc

Wikidata

  1. Staircase

    Staircase is a two-character play by Charles Dyer about an aging gay couple who own a barber shop in the East End of London. One of them is a part-time actor about to go on trial for propositioning a police officer. The action takes place over the course of one night as they discuss their loving but often volatile past together and possible future without each other. The playwright named his characters Charles Dyer and Harry C. Leeds, which is an anagram of his name. In 1966 it was produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company with Paul Scofield and Patrick Magee. The Broadway production directed by Barry Morse opened on January 10, 1968 at the Biltmore Theatre, where it played for 12 previews and 61 performances. Eli Wallach and Milo O'Shea, who was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, starred.

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'STAIRCASE' in Nouns Frequency: #2880

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of STAIRCASE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of STAIRCASE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of STAIRCASE in a Sentence

  1. Jelle Wiersma:

    It is extremely fascinating and important for the science of paleontology that we can read so much information from the fossil record, allowing us to better understand extinct organisms and the ecosystems they were a part of, a major long-term goal of our work in southern Utah is to try and understand why the species in The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument differ from relatives of the same geologic age found in other parts of Laramidia.

  2. Albert Aguero:

    When I opened the staircase door and half the staircase was missing, at that point I know we’re racing against time to all get out as a family.

  3. John Tory:

    I think everyone will understand that it will be more than $550, we just can’t have people decide to go out to Home Depot and build a staircase in a park because that’s what they would like to have.

  4. Antonio LeGrier:

    I never once thought that when he entered that staircase, that his life would be ended by someone who didn't know what to do, now my only son is gone, and I don't know what to do.

  5. Hiram Macharia:

    Then we saw two of the attackers firing at the elevators and we turned back, they were firing twice at each of the elevator doors and the two staircase doors on each floor as they walked up the building. One of them fired at our office doors, entered slightly and then moved on.

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