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Definition of Stairways
1. stairway [n] - See also: stairway
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stairways
Literary usage of Stairways
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"In general, it a better to have two stairways 3 ft. 6 in. wide than one 7 ft.
wide. No building having 3000 sq. ft. of usable floor are* on one floor should ..."
2. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"In general, it is better to have two stairways 3 ft. 0 in. wide thim one 7 ft.
wide. No building having 3000 aq. ft. of usable floor area on one floor ..."
3. The Melody of Earth: An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems from Present by Gertrude Moore Richards (1918)
"stairways. The word winds upward to a landing, Then curves and vanishes in space
... stairways; and some one at the bottom standing Expectantly with lifted ..."
4. The ABCs of Safe & Healthy Child Care: A Handbook for Child Care Providers by Cynthia M. Hale, Jacqueline A. Polder (2000)
"stairways/STEPS AND WALKWAYS stairways, steps, and walkways should be kept in
... stairways with three or more steps should have handrails on both sides. ..."
5. American Schoolhouses by Fletcher Bascom Dresslar (1911)
"stairways. In two-story buildings designed for high schools there should be at
least two stairways from the first floor to the second, ..."
6. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1909)
"The construction of wooden stairways is considered the highest branch of ...
In designing stairways, the first and most important consideration is to ..."
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