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stairwell

[stair-wel] / ˈstɛərˌwɛl /


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She’s hauled pigs down apartment stairwells and coaxed them into crates for transport.

From The Wall Street Journal

William Ramsay, who lives in the area in the west of the city, said he believed the man with the weapons had entered the stairwell of his building.

From BBC

The stairwell next door "bought new radiators, repaired the utilities together," she said, enviously.

From Barron's

They headed for the stairwell, climbing nine floors in the dark.

From BBC

Witnesses later told police they saw several men in the stairwell of the car park carrying big bags during the night into 28 December.

From BBC