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单词 stairhead
释义

Definition of stairhead in English:

stairhead

nounˈstɛːhɛdˈstɛrˌhɛd
British
  • A landing at the top of a set of stairs.

    〈主英〉楼梯顶

    he waited at the stairhead to escort her safely down
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Antoine took up his position at the stairhead, so that he could see all the clerks as they came in under the arched gateway.
    • The four porters have now come up and are waiting at the stairhead to be paid.
    • There was a time when people did not report domestic violence, for example, and I'm quite sure that not every scuffle at a stairhead would be reported.
    • Cam's own table was at the stairhead, the better to greet and farewell his guests, and to ask a favoured one occasionally to join him for a quick drink.
    • Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.

Rhymes

airhead

Definition of stairhead in US English:

stairhead

nounˈsterˌhedˈstɛrˌhɛd
British
  • A landing at the top of a set of stairs.

    〈主英〉楼梯顶

    he waited at the stairhead to escort her safely down
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
    • Cam's own table was at the stairhead, the better to greet and farewell his guests, and to ask a favoured one occasionally to join him for a quick drink.
    • There was a time when people did not report domestic violence, for example, and I'm quite sure that not every scuffle at a stairhead would be reported.
    • Antoine took up his position at the stairhead, so that he could see all the clerks as they came in under the arched gateway.
    • The four porters have now come up and are waiting at the stairhead to be paid.
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