Definition of stair Stair

/stɛˈɹ/ - [ster] - stair

We found 7 definitions of stair from 5 different sources.

What does stair mean?

Noun
stair - support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"
		step
		support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
		staircase, stairway a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
		corbel step, corbie-step, corbiestep, crow step (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall
		riser structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step

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stair (n.)
One step of a series for ascending or descending to a different level; -- commonly applied to those within a building.
stair (n.)
A series of steps, as for passing from one story of a house to another; -- commonly used in the plural; but originally used in the singular only.

stair
stār, n. a series of steps for ascending to a higher level: one of such steps: a flight of steps, only in pl.: (Spens.) a degree.—ns. Stair′-car′pet, carpet suitable for stairs; Stair′case, a flight of stairs with balusters, &c.; Stair′-rod, one of a number of metallic rods for holding a stair-carpet in its place.—adv. Down′stairs, in the lower part of a house—opp. to Upstairs.—Back-stairs, adjectively for secret, underhand; Below stairs, in a lower story, in the basement. [A.S. stǽager—stígan, to ascend; Ger. steigen, to climb, Ice. stegi, a step.]

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