Plural of staircase
regular plural
The plural of staircase is staircases.
Forms of staircase
| Singular | staircase /ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | staircases |
| Countable | countable |
Staircases in a sentence
- Early signs of Duchenne muscular dystrophy may include pseudohypertrophy (enlargement of calf muscles), low endurance, and difficulties in standing unaided or inability to ascend staircases.From the entry pseudohypertrophy
- Children often scrambled up the narrow staircases to play on the bleacherlike seats.2009 April 19, Caroline H. Dworin, “Emancipated From the Shadows”, in New York Times. From the entry bleacherlike
- Spacious rooms were here piled one upon another connected by wide staircases.2008, Alan Burt Akers, Gangs of Antares: Dray Prescot 45. From the entry earthscraper
- Up and down the corridors, the dozen staircases, through the whole Gormenghastian maze.2007, Antonia Quirke, Choking on Marlon Brando. From the entry Gormenghastian
- Gulangyu island has a spectacular crows-nest lookout reached by winding stone staircases.1980 April 9 [1980 April 8], Jay Mathews, “Nationalist Islands Sound Siren Call to Mainland Chinese”, in The Washington Post, sourced from…. From the entry lookout
Meaning of staircase
- noun A flight of stairs; a stairway.
- noun A connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell.
- noun A set of locks (enclosed sections of waterway) mounted one above the next.
Questions about the plural of staircase
- What is the plural of staircase?
- The plural of staircase is staircases.
- Is staircase countable?
- Staircase is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: staircase (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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