staircase
IPA: stˈɛrkeɪs
noun
- A flight of stairs; a stairway.
- A connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell.
- A set of locks (enclosed sections of waterway) mounted one above the next.
verb
- (transitive) To modify (a signal, a graph, etc.) to reduce a smooth curve to a series of discrete steps.
- (real estate) To increase one's share in a co-ownership.
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Examples of "staircase" in Sentences
- It was the staircase to the dormitory.
- She sat in the middle of the staircase.
- The gentleman met us at the foot of the staircase.
- A staircase at the end of the platform leads to the exit.
- The grand staircase features a banister created by the man.
- The top half of the staircase is located inside the building.
- After this came the main body of the church and the staircase.
- It is also an unconventional picture of the classic ships staircase.
- An escalator and staircase lead down from the faregates to the platform.
- A sealed staircase in the middle of the passageway leads to Henry Street.
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