stairwell
/ˈsteəwel/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsterwel/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈster-ˌwel/ (ame, mw)
stairwell — noun
- stairwellsingular
- stairwellsplural
1. the tall open shaft inside a building where the stairs rise from the lowest floo
the tall open shaft inside a building where the stairs rise from the lowest floor right up to the top
Smoke filled the stairwell, so the office workers used the fire escape instead.
common collocation: smoke filled the stairwell
Élise heard footsteps echo loudly up the empty stairwell at midnight.
in/up the stairwell + sounds echoing
The old apartment building has a narrow stairwell with a single dim light.
Ramón leaned over the railing and looked all the way down the stairwell.
Workers painted the stairwell walls white to make the dark space feel brighter.
- stair shaft
technical building term for the same vertical space
- staircase
often used loosely for the same area, but strictly means the steps plus railing
文法句型
the stairwell of [a building]
in the stairwell
用法筆記
Refers specifically to the enclosed vertical space around the stairs, not the steps themselves; use 'staircase' or 'stairs' when you mean the steps people walk on.