/ Dictionary / Index S stairway: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: stair•way Pronunciation: (stâr'wā"), [key] — n. a passageway from one level, as of a building, to another by a series of stairs; staircase. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: stairway (Thesaurus) stairstep stairwell Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language