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I remember in '37 when trolley cars were so big in New York. It was five cents for a ride... There used to be open-air buses, and you could go up a spiral staircase and sit up on top. Those were great, great days.
Tiny Tim

Meaning of "spiral staircase" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPIRAL STAIRCASE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPIRAL STAIRCASE

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Spiral staircase is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPIRAL STAIRCASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

spiral staircase

Stairs

A stairway, staircase, stairwell, flight of stairs, or simply stairs is a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. Stairs may be straight, round, or may consist of two or more straight pieces connected at angles. Special types of stairs include escalators and ladders. Some alternatives to stairs are lifts, stairlifts and inclined moving walkways as well as stationary inclined pavements.

Definition of spiral staircase in the English dictionary

The definition of spiral staircase in the dictionary is a staircase constructed around a central axis.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPIRAL STAIRCASE

spiracle
spiracula
spiracular
spiraculate
spiraea
spiral
spiral binding
spiral galaxy
spiral notebook
spiral of Archimedes
spiraliform
spiralism
spiralist
spirality
spiralled
spiralling
spirally
spirant
spiraster
spirated

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPIRAL STAIRCASE

bookcase
briefcase
carcase
case
case-by-case
doorcase
gearcase
grand staircase
in any case
in case
in no case
incase
moving staircase
percase
showcase
smearcase
staircase
suitcase
winding staircase
worst case

Synonyms and antonyms of spiral staircase in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spiral staircase» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPIRAL STAIRCASE

Find out the translation of spiral staircase to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spiral staircase from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spiral staircase» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

螺旋楼梯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escalera de caracol
570 millions of speakers

English

spiral staircase
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सर्पिल सीढ़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

درج حلزوني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

винтовая лестница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escada em espiral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সর্পিল সিঁড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

escalier en colimaçon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tangga pusing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wendeltreppe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

らせん階段
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나선형 계단
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Staircase spiral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu thang xoắn ốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுழல் மாடி படிக்கட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आवर्त पायर्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

spiral merdiven
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scala a chiocciola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

schody spiralne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гвинтові сходи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scară în spirală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκάλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wenteltrap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spiraltrappa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spiraltrapp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spiral staircase

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIRAL STAIRCASE»

The term «spiral staircase» is regularly used and occupies the 63.057 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIRAL STAIRCASE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spiral staircase» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spiral staircase» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spiral staircase

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QUOTES WITH «SPIRAL STAIRCASE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spiral staircase.
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Tiny Tim
I remember in '37 when trolley cars were so big in New York. It was five cents for a ride... There used to be open-air buses, and you could go up a spiral staircase and sit up on top. Those were great, great days.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIRAL STAIRCASE»

Discover the use of spiral staircase in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spiral staircase and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Spiral Staircase
Powerfully engaging, often heart-breaking, but lit with bursts of humour, The Spiral Staircase is an extraordinary history of self. From the Hardcover edition.
Karen Armstrong, 2010
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The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
Gripping, revelatory, and inspirational, The Spiral Staircase is an extraordinary account of an astonishing spiritual journey. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Karen Armstrong, 2007
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The Spiral Staircase of My Life: A Selection of Poetry ...
This book is a collection of poetry.
Dominick Rizzo, 2008
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"Down a spiral staircase, never-ending": motion as design in ...
The book offers an introduction to the work of this complex and gifted emigré writer.
Judith Ann Dompkowski, 1990
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The Spiral Staircase
One of the most successful plays ever offered.
Mel Dinelli, 1962
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The Staircase
Inspired by the legend of the "miraculous" staircase in the Chapel of Loretto in Santa Fe, Ann Rinaldi skillfully blends the mystery surrounding the staircase's builder with the daily trials of a spunky thirteen-year-old girl growing up in ...
Ann Rinaldi, 2002
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Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content ...
Figure 3.18: Perfect spiral stairs Now let's make something a little more impressive—a spiral staircase (Figure 3.18). This time we're going to use a combination of grid-snapping and rotation. 1. Rez a step with the same dimensions as the last ...
Aimee Weber, Kimberly Rufer-Bach, Richard Platel, 2007
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Fine Woodworking on Bending Wood: 35 Articles
I would like to remind you that this staitway was to be suspended in air, fastened to the upper and lower floors only, not a spiral staircase hung on a central column . The first thing I did was to take down the loft in my shop to gain head room ...
Fine Woodworking, 1985
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Echo and Narcissus: Women's Voices in Classical Hollywood Cinema
The Spiral Staircase and Sorry, Wrong Number illustrate in different ways the mixed blessing a telephone can be, with its false promises of greater security and its vaunted ability to ease painful isolation — issues of especial interest to women .
Amy Lawrence, 1991
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Cincinnati Magazine
lead into informal areas of the home away from the foyer. "Most people live in the back of the house," says Greiwe, "so that's where a lot of stairs are being moved." The answer to very little space is a spiral staircase, although practicality is a ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIRAL STAIRCASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spiral staircase is used in the context of the following news items.
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Designers build spiral staircase to the treetops
They've created a novel modular step system that is attached to the trunk of a tree to form a spiral staircase, allowing anyone to walk up into the canopy above. «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
Berlin apartment by NOWlab features a fireman's pole
The first and most prominent is a spiral staircase featuring colourful flooring and a rope balustrade, while the second is the fireman's pole, tucked away in a ... «Dezeen, Jul 15»
3
Strap this spiral staircase onto any tree, no tools needed
That's the idea behind CanopyStair, a modular staircase that wraps around a ... tree trunk with ratchet straps, so that the stairs can spiral up into the leafy canopy. «Treehugger, Jul 15»
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Inside the $650k tombs of Mexico's notorious drug lords
Features: Spiral staircase, banquet hall, kitchen, wi-fi, bridal suite with ... The mausoleum features a spiral staircase leading up to an air conditioned bridal suite ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
5
CanopyStair is a spiral staircase that straps around any tree trunk
Graduate shows 2015: a pair of Royal College of Art graduates have created a new way to climb trees – strapping steps around the trunk to form a spiral ... «Dezeen, Jun 15»
6
All aboard the Admiral X Force: Inside MEGAYACHT with spa …
The Italian Sea Group's 'Admiral X-Force 145' features dynamic spaces including full-height windows, an indoor pond, two helipads and spiral staircases. «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
7
McDonald's restaurant by Mei Architects boasts a golden facade and …
This McDonald's restaurant featuring a perforated golden facade and a grand spiral staircase was designed by Dutch firm Mei Architects to replace "the ugliest ... «Dezeen, Jun 15»
8
Living Staircase combines a garden, meeting spaces and a tea bar
The load-bearing pillar from the center of a traditional spiral staircase has been removed in favor of spiraling FSC-compliant American white oak timber and steel ... «Gizmag, Jun 15»
9
Paul Cocksedge's Living Staircase includes plants, a mini library …
Designer Paul Cocksedge has completed a spiral staircase featuring a garden, a library and a tea bar (+ slideshow). The four-storey Living Staircase gets its ... «Dezeen, Jun 15»
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Unique spiral staircase to return to Many Glacier Hotel
Before it was removed in the 1950s, the prominent spiral stairway led guests and visitors from the hotel's expansive main lobby to the lower level veranda ... «Daily Inter Lake, Apr 15»

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