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stair·well

(stâr′wĕl′)

A vertical shaft around which a staircase has been built.

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stairwell

(ˈstɛəˌwɛl)

(Architecture) a vertical shaft or opening that contains a staircase

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

stair′well`

or stair′ well`,

the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway.

[1915–20]

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Noun

stairwell - a vertical well around which there is a stairway

well - an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)

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Treppenhaus

stairwell

[ˈstɛəwel] N → hueco m or caja f de la escalera

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stairwell

[ˈstɛə^rwɛl] n → cage f d'escalier

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

stairwell

[ˈstɛəˌwɛl] n → tromba delle scale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Mr McGee ran away up the stairs into a lift lobby area separated from the stairwell by a set of double doors, with Looby in pursuit.

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