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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

Her dad was a big man, and he swooped Ivy into his arms, balancing her on his hip down the next flight of stairs.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake