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Definition of staircase noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

staircase

noun
 
/ˈsteəkeɪs/
 
/ˈsterkeɪs/
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  1. a set of stairs inside a building including the banisters (= posts and bars that are fixed at the side)
    • a marble/stone/wooden staircase
    see also spiral staircase
    Extra Examples
    • The spiral staircase led to an upper gallery.
    • They passed each other on the staircase.
    • the staircase to the main floor
    Topics Houses and homesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • steep
    • broad
    • wide
    • …
    verb + staircase
    • ascend
    • climb
    • mount
    • …
    staircase + verb
    • lead to something
    preposition
    • on the staircase
    • staircase to
    phrases
    • the bottom of the staircase
    • the foot of the staircase
    • the top of the staircase
    • …
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