staircase
A flight of stairs; a stairwayA flight of stairs; a stairway.
» Tom carefully climbed up the rickety staircase.
Том осторожно поднялся по шаткой лестнице. — odexed
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3 sensesA flight of stairs; a stairway.
Stiege, Treppe, Treppenhaus
ле́стницаléstnica, ле́стничная кле́ткаléstničnaja klétka
схо́диsxódy, сходо́ва клі́ткаsxodóva klítka
A connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell.
A set of locks (enclosed sections of waterway) mounted one above the next.
- a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
Examples
59 sentencesTom carefully climbed up the rickety staircase.
ruТом осторожно поднялся по шаткой лестнице. — odexed
Tom's house has a beautiful marble staircase.
The staircase leading to the rooftop is narrow, steep, and dark.
Tom pushed Mary down the staircase.
Tom jogged down the narrow staircases.
Translations
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Forms
plural: staircasesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps:stairway
Word family
9 related wordsSee also
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