stairway

[stair-wey] /ˈstɛərˌweɪ/
noun
1.
a passageway from one level, as of a building, to another by a series of stairs; staircase.
Origin
1790-1800; stair + way1
Examples from the web for stairway
  • Going around a corner, he turned in at the door of the hotel and began to climb the stairway leading up to his friend's room.
  • When the light in the house next door went out he stumbled down the stairway and into the street.
  • The first marine was stuck, maybe three-quarters of the way up the stairway.
  • These design features include a stairway between the main deck and upper deck.
  • stairway parts must be free of dangerous projections such as protruding nails.
  • stairway illumination shall receive primary power from the building wiring.
  • The railing must protect all open sides except the stairway entrance side.
  • Cases involving stairway lifts must be written as proposed decisions.
  • Sectional folding stairway scaffolds shall be designed as medium duty scaffolds except for high clearance.
  • The attic stairways are made with aluminum steps and rails with a wooden door and frame surrounding the stairway.
British Dictionary definitions for stairway

stairway

/ˈstɛəˌweɪ/
noun
1.
a means of access consisting of stairs; staircase or flight of steps
Word Origin and History for stairway
n.

1767, from stair + way.