stairwell — (n.) by 1862, from STAIR (Cf. stair) + WELL (Cf. well) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
stairwell — ► NOUN ▪ a shaft in which a staircase is built … English terms dictionary
stairwell — [ster′wel΄] n. a vertical shaft (in a building) containing a staircase … English World dictionary
stairwell — 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 … English dictionary
stairwell — [[t]ste͟ə(r)wel[/t]] stairwells N COUNT The stairwell is the part of a building that contains the staircase … English dictionary
stairwell\ 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
stairwell\ 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
stairwell — noun Date: 1920 a vertical shaft in which stairs are located … New Collegiate Dictionary
stairwell — /stair wel /, n. the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway. Also, stair well. [1915 20; STAIR + WELL2] * * * … Universalium
stairwell — noun A shaft in a multi story building enclosing a stairway or staircase … Wiktionary
