stairwell

  • 1Stairwell A — was a stairway that was left intact after the second plane hit the South Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11 Attacks. It was supposedly left intact from 9:03am, when United 175 hit the tower, up until 9:59, when it collapsed.… …

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  • 2stairwell — (n.) by 1862, from STAIR (Cf. stair) + WELL (Cf. well) (n.) …

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  • 3stairwell — ► NOUN ▪ a shaft in which a staircase is built …

    English terms dictionary

  • 4stairwell — [ster′wel΄] n. a vertical shaft (in a building) containing a staircase …

    English World dictionary

  • 5stairwell — UK [ˈsteə(r)ˌwel] / US [ˈsterˌwel] noun [countable] Word forms stairwell : singular stairwell plural stairwells the area containing the sets of stairs in a building from the bottom to the top level …

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  • 6stairwell — [[t]ste͟ə(r)wel[/t]] stairwells N COUNT The stairwell is the part of a building that contains the staircase …

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  • 7stairwell\ vertigo — That feeling of loss of balance you get from looking down a stairwell (especially firestairs) in a large buliding. Coming back from the meeting I had the worst case of stairwell vertigo …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 8stairwell\ vertigo — That feeling of loss of balance you get from looking down a stairwell (especially firestairs) in a large buliding. Coming back from the meeting I had the worst case of stairwell vertigo …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 9stairwell — noun Date: 1920 a vertical shaft in which stairs are located …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10stairwell — /stair wel /, n. the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway. Also, stair well. [1915 20; STAIR + WELL2] * * * …

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