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flight of stairs

NOUN

a set of steps

Synonyms

STRONGEST

staircase stairwell

WEAK

escalier flight flight of steps pair of stairs stairs stairway steps

Example Sentences

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Inventory had to be lugged up a flight of stairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

In the footage, an elderly grey-haired man struggles to descend a flight of stairs from a plane and is then placed on a stretcher, where he lies shivering.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

On Tuesday, Issa sped up a flight of stairs in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

In 2018, while returning from a holiday, Tina fell down a flight of stairs and was in a coma for six weeks.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

It turned completely over to reveal a dark opening with a downward flight of stairs running off into the blackness below.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques