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pairs of stairs

pairs of stairs is the plural of pair of stairs.

Meaning of pair of stairs

Noun

pair of stairs (plural pairs of stairs or pair of stairs)

  1. (UK, dated, rare) A flight of stairs
    • The lines snaked around the block and down a pair of stairs, into a large exhibition hall.1995, Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis), 16 Oct. 20

Questions about pairs of stairs

What is pairs of stairs the plural of?
Pairs of stairs is the plural of pair of stairs.

Words near pairs of stairs in the dictionary

  1. pairs of secateurs
  2. pairs of shades
  3. pairs of shears
  4. pairs of specs
  5. pairs of spectacles
  6. pairs of stairs
  7. pairs of sunglasses
  8. pairs of tongs
  9. pairs of trousers
  10. pairs of underwear
  11. pairs off

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