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stairwells

stairwells is the plural of stairwell.

Meaning of stairwell

Noun

stairwell (plural stairwells)

  1. A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.
    • Math teacher David Kachadourian, 57, was shot first, out of view of the camera, while rushing his students to safety in a stairwell. Kachadourian, shot in the back, flees down one flight to the third floor, leaving a bloody trail.2007 October 25, “Cleveland police release school shooting video”, in The Denver Post, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025

Questions about stairwells

What is stairwells the plural of?
Stairwells is the plural of stairwell.

Words near stairwells in the dictionary

  1. stairwards
  2. stairway
  3. stairways
  4. stairwell
  5. stairwelled
  6. stairwells
  7. stairwise
  8. stairwork
  9. stairworks
  10. Stais
  11. Staite

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