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Stairway, staircase, stairwell, flight of stairs or simply stairs are all names for a construction esigned to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. Stairways may be straight, round, or may consist of two or more straight pieces connected at angles.

Trivia about stairs

  • Related to the fear of falling, climacophobia is the fear of climbing these
  • Seventeen magazine says if you can't afford to buy a Stairmaster & your house has these, use them
  • A flight is a series of these unbroken by a landing
  • A kite winder is the central of 3 winders that help make a 90-degree turn in a flight of these
  • William Inge:"The Dark at the Top of the _____"