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forestair

forestair noun: the stairs at the front of a building, traditionally those used by the occupants rather than by tradesmen, etc.

Noun

forestair (plural forestairs)

  1. The stairs at the front of a building, traditionally those used by the occupants rather than by tradesmen, etc.
    • The two stone arches and forestair and the whole front of the house were built between 1617 and 1620, giving a new front room on every floor, and a new facade to a basically sixteenth century building.2001, A. J. Youngson, The Companion Guide to Edinburgh and the Borders, page 26

Forms of forestair

pluralforestairs

Origin of forestair

From fore- + stair.

Questions about forestair

What does forestair mean?
Forestair means the stairs at the front of a building, traditionally those used by the occupants rather than by tradesmen, etc.
What part of speech is forestair?
Forestair is a noun.
What is the plural of forestair?
The plural of forestair is forestairs.

Words near forestair in the dictionary

  1. forestaffs
  2. forestage
  3. forestaged
  4. forestages
  5. forestaging
  6. forestair
  7. forestairs
  8. forestal
  9. forestaled
  10. forestaling
  11. forestall

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