Definition of Staircase

1. Noun. A way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps.


Definition of Staircase

1. n. A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing, balusters, etc.

Definition of Staircase

1. Noun. a flight of stairs; a stairway ¹

2. Noun. a connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Staircase

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Staircase

1. A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing, balusters, etc. "To make a complete staircase is a curious piece of architecture." (Sir H. Wotton) Staircase shell. Any scalaria, or wentletrap. Any species of Solarium, or perspective shell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Staircase

stainings
stainless
stainless-steel
stainless steel
stainlesses
stainlessly
stainlessness
stainproof
stains
stains-all
stair
stair-carpet
stair-rod
stair-step
stair railings
staircase
staircase lock
staircase locks
staircase phenomenon
staircase wit
staircaselike
staircases
stairchair
stairchairs
stairclimber
stairclimbers
staired
stairgate
stairgates
stairhead

Literary usage of Staircase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"In this recess ne commands, without being leen, a view of the staircase, by which means he is necessarily obliged, as well as without trouble enabled, ..."

2. Methods of Practical Hygiene by Karl Bernhard Lehmann (1893)
"By a proper arrangement of the staircase a tolerable illumination and sufficient ventilation may be provided for the ante-chambers, if these have no window ..."

3. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"Returning through the large and lofty hall, they ascended a broad staircase of shining oak, which, after many flights and many landing-places, brought them ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... is in a spacious room at the head of the main staircase in the rotunda. It contains a fine collection of the coins of all nations, ancient and modern, ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... is in a spacious room at the head of the main staircase in the rotunda. It contains a fine collection of the coins of all nations, ancient and modern, ..."

6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The Ministry of State dates from Philip IV and the town hall with its fine staircase is a seventeenth-century structure. The Palacio del Congreso, ..."

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