stairwell en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstiəwel/ cheer–chair merger
- /ˈstɛəwɛl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsteəwel/ without the cheer–chair merger
- /ˈsteːwel/ (Australia)
- /ˈstɛːwɛl/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈsteɾwɛl/ (Scotland)
- /ˈstɛːwɛl/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
- /ˈstɜː(ɹ)wɛl/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈstɛɹwɛl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti Proto-Germanic *stīganą Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *staigijaną Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Germanic *-raz Proto-Germanic *staigraz Proto-Germanic *staigriz Proto-West Germanic *staigri Old English stǣġer Middle English steire English stair English well English stairwell From stair + well.
Meanings
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A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.
Photos accompanying the report included the rusty stairwell column that was replaced, the pool corbel’s “loose, cracked, spalled deteriorated concrete” and exposed rebar, water damage to balcony eaves, and other damage to eaves and stucco on the building.
2021 July 2, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Alta Spells, Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, “Firm held off on repairs because of stability issues in months before Surfside building collapse”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2021:Math teacher David Kachadourian, 57, was shot first, out of view of the camera, while rushing his students to safety in a stairwell. Kachadourian, shot in the back, flees down one flight to the third floor, leaving a bloody trail.
2007 October 25, “Cleveland police release school shooting video”, in The Denver Post, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stairwells | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (36)
fi porraskäytävä (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · es caja/hoya de escalera (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · pt poço das escadas (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · de Treppenhaus (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · ja 階段の吹き抜け (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · ca caixa (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · ga log staighre (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · da opgang (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · ar عَمُود السُّلَّم (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · bg стълбищна шахта (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · cy twll grisiau (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · ko 계단통 (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · nn trappeoppgang (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · pl klatka schodowa (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · ru ле́стничный коло́дец (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · es hueco/pozo de escalera (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · fi rappukäytävä (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · pt poço da escadaria (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · it tromba delle scale (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · eo ŝtuparejo (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · ca caixer (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · hu lépcsőház (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · el φρέαρ κλιμακοστασίου (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · pt poço (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · sv trappuppgång (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · fr cage d'escalier (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · fi porrashuone (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · sv trapphus (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · is stigagangur (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · it pozzo delle scale (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · da trappehus (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · ca buc (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · nl trappenhuis (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · ru подъе́зд (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · nb trappeoppgang (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) · cmn 樓梯井 /楼梯井 (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase)