stairs
Britishplural noun
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a flight of steps leading from one storey or level to another, esp indoors
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in the servants' quarters; in domestic service
Example Sentences
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Led by brother David Fox, a troop of men carrying shovels and pickaxes descended the stairs to dig up the peddler’s body.
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The staffers finally bolted down nine storeys of smoke-choked stairs - no masks, just wet shirts and jackets pressed to their faces.
From BBC
“I should have mentioned that there is a set of stairs at the far end of the corridor that leads above deck.”
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I hadn’t gone up any stairs, so the ground must be just below.
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Recently, he told me that stairs have become difficult for him and that he would like to install a chair lift but cannot afford it.
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