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spiral staircase

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Household, Buildings
ˌspiral ˈstaircase noun [countable]  DHTBBa set of stairs arranged in a circular pattern so that they go around a central point as they get higher 螺旋式楼梯,盘梯
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spiral staircaseHe charged his customers a flat dollar for a trip down his spiral staircase to the foot of the cataract.To find out what, one of us would have to slink down that narrow iron spiral staircase in the dark.But then they began to climb up a narrow, spiral staircase, and she saw no more.After the appropriate phone call, I am ask d to walk down an oak spiral staircase one floor.She pulled herself back up the spiral staircase and made for the bathroom.In the same building there is triple spiral staircase.
ˌspiral ˈstaircase nounChineseSyllable
a a set circular Corpus stairs in of arranged


spiral staircase
ˌspiral ˈstaircase noun [countable]
a set of stairs arranged in a circular pattern so that they go around a central point as they get higher


spiral staircaseBrE /ˌspaɪrəl ˈsteəkeɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌspaɪrəl ˈsterkeɪs/ 🔊 nouna set of stairs that curve upwards around a central post 螺旋式楼梯