stairwell

noun

stair·​well ˈster-ˌwel How to pronounce stairwell (audio)
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located

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All five girls jumped off the couch, stampeded toward the apartment door, and tumbled into the building’s stairwell, stepping on each other’s heels. Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Like Nakayla, Michelle was found dead in a stairwell by first responders. Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026 Fisher used an electric guitar fashioned from a beam recovered during his renovations of a church stairwell. CBS News, 2 May 2026 Fisher used an electric guitar fashioned from a beam recovered during his renovations of a church stairwell. ABC News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for stairwell

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stairwell was in 1920

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“Stairwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairwell. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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stairwell

noun
stair·​well -ˌwel How to pronounce stairwell (audio)
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located

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