staircase

Meaning

Noun

1. A flight of stairs; a stairway.
2. A connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell.
3. A set of locks (enclosed sections of waterway) mounted one above the next.

Verb

1. (transitive) To modify (a signal, a graph, etc.) to reduce a smooth curve to a series of discrete steps.
2. To increase one's share in a co-ownership.

Synonyms

stairs

stairway

ladder

🪜

steps

flight of stairs

stair

flight of steps

step

stagewise

sea steps

balcony

jagged image

cascade

cornice

doorsteps

flight

✈️

scale

stairwell

Translations

escalera

Treppe

scala

🪜

escalier

trap

Treppenhaus

escala

escada

🪜

opgang

escadaria

σκάλα

merdiven

cage d’escalier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/

Etymology

From stair + case.

Sentences

It has a single staircase from platform , a crossover , and waiting area .