Halfpace vs. Staircase

Halfpacenoun

A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight.

Halfpacenoun

A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See Quarterpace.

Staircasenoun

A flight of stairs; a stairway.

Staircasenoun

A connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell.

Staircasenoun

A set of locks (enclosed sections of waterway) mounted one above the next.

Staircaseverb

(transitive) To modify (a signal, a graph, etc.) so as to reduce a smooth curve to a series of discrete steps.

Staircasenoun

A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing, balusters, etc.

Staircasenoun

a way of access consisting of a set of steps