Stairway has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
"The old stone stairway in the castle led quietly down to the hidden cellar."
2
A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down.
"The old stairway in the basement was so steep that I had to hold onto the railing carefully."
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