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- Dictionarystair/stɛː/
noun
- 1. a set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another, typically inside the building: "he came up the stairs"
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Stairs are a structure designed to bridge a large vertical distance between lower and higher levels by dividing it into smaller vertical distances. This is achieved as a diagonal series of horizontal platforms called steps which enable passage to the other level by stepping from one to another step in turn. Steps are very typically rectangular.
A well-planned and designed arrangement of a number of steps provided in a building for vertical movement of people is called stairs. Stairs may be made from bricks, stone, steel, plain cement concrete, reinforced cement concrete, wooden, or timber. What is Staircase? Space provided in the building for the stairs is called the staircase.
A stairwell or stair room is a room in a building where a stair is located, and is used to connect walkways between floors so that one can move in height. [1] Collectively, a set of stairs and a stairwell is referred to as a staircase or stairway.
Stairs are the principal method of escape to the outside in the event of fires in buildings. Hence, stairs ought to be constructed of materials that are equipped of maintaining stability and strength for a while, adequate to get away from outside the building.
Straight stairs, Turning stairs and Continuous stairs are broad types of stairs. A stair is a set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another, typically inside the building. The room or enclosure of the building, in which the stair is located is known as staircase.
The design of staircase is an essential component of a building providing access to different floors and roofs. A staircase consists of a series of steps: a tread (the horizontal part, where the foot will rest) and a riser (the vertical position part).
