0 stairway [noun]US /ˈster.weɪ/ UK /ˈsteə.weɪ/ Example: He carried the box through the stairway. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English stairway stair‧way /ˈsteəweɪ $ ˈster-/ noun [countable] a staircase, especially a large or impressive one Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary stairway stair·way [stairway stairways] [ˈsteəweɪ] [ˈsterweɪ] noun a set of stairs inside or outside a building Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition stairway / ˈsteə.weɪ / / ˈster- / noun [ C ] a passage in a public place with a set of steps that leads from one level to another © Cambridge University Press 2013 Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary stairway /steə(r)weɪ/ (stairways) A stairway is a staircase or a flight of steps, inside or outside a building. N-COUNT Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary stairway stair·way /ˈsteɚˌweɪ/ noun, pl -ways [count] : a set of stairs that go from one level or floor to another • He took the stairway up to the third floor. [=he went to the third floor by walking up the stairs] American EnglishBritish EnglishA2 (Elementary)stairwaynounShortened URL: http://lngt.co/stairway1en