winding staircase

collocation in English

meaningsofwindingandstaircase

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winding
adjective
uk
/ˈwaɪn.dɪŋ/us
/ˈwaɪn.dɪŋ/
A winding path, road, river, etc. repeatedly turns in ...
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staircase
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsteə.keɪs/us
/ˈster.keɪs/
a set of stairs inside a building, usually with a bar fixed on the wall or onto vertical poles at the side for you to hold ...
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(Definition ofwindingandstaircasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The wretched man accomplished the route down the difficult, steep andwindingstaircaseto the cellar.
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Highlights of the house include a grand, central, living hall, paneled with hardwood and furnished with a fireplace, awindingstaircase, and a two-storied gallery.
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At this point, he is led down a longwindingstaircasein the middle of his lawn that seems to disappear.
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The tower contains awindingstaircasethat extends from the basement to the top of the tower.
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In these towers access was by awindingstaircasearound a central newel and protected by a portcullis.
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Access to the battlemented rooftop is by awindingstaircaseascending through a small trapdoor.
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Elevators and a central,windingstaircasetake drivers to and from their cars.
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An unevenlywindingstaircaseleads to the main part of the exhibition on the upper floors.
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One reaches the balconies through awindingstaircasein the tower.
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A balcony with a luxuriouswindingstaircaseand beautifully styled bookcases heated with warm air from the central heating, has been preserved.
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It had several large open porches, awindingstaircaseand dining and living rooms for entertaining.
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Trekking to the falls requires approximately 500 descending steps called thewindingstaircase.
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Traer is known for the ironwindingstaircasethat originally led to the office of the local newspaper.
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The cliff is still there; and awindingstaircase, in the latest taste, enables you conveniently to explore its recesses.
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This hallway also contains a switchbackwindingstaircasethat serves all three floor levels.
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Along the interior wall of the faade is awindingstaircasewhich leads to the promenade deck encircling the top of the building.
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The filmmakers have given us a 10-storywindingstaircaseof psychological tension that is making very small circles near the end.
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The main hall had a carved,windingstaircaseto the second floor.
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Inside, awindingstaircaseleads to the attic.
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He added a wide hall and wide,windingstaircase, for the purpose of entertaining his social contacts from financial, political, and social circles.
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