Definition

1. Noun:
   • A continuous series of stairs, typically connecting one level or landing to another within a building or structure. It is a single, unbroken sequence of steps.

Usage

• The term "flight of steps" refers to the physical structure itself. It is used to describe a specific segment of a staircase.
• It is a countable noun (e.g., one flight of steps, two flights of steps).

Examples

• Noun:
  • She ran up the long flight of steps to the library entrance.
  • The old tower was accessible only by a narrow, winding flight of steps.
  • There is a short flight of steps leading down to the garden.

Advanced Usage

• "a flight of stairs": This is a very common and synonymous phrase. "Flight of steps" and "flight of stairs" are often used interchangeably.
  • His apartment is three flights of stairs up.

Variants and Related Words

• Staircase / Stairway (n): The entire structure, including one or more flights, landings, and railings.
  • The grand staircase in the mansion had a marble balustrade.
• Stairs (n): The general term for a series of steps.
  • Take the stairs to the second floor.
• Steps (n): Individual units or a short series, often outdoors.
  • She sat on the front steps.

Synonyms

• Flight of stairs: A direct synonym.
• Staircase segment: A more formal description.
• Run of stairs: A less common architectural term.

Related Phrases

• At the foot/head of the flight: Describing a position relative to the stairs.
  • He waited at the foot of the flight of steps.
• To ascend/descend a flight: Formal verbs for going up or down.
  • We descended the final flight of steps to the basement.

Noun

1. a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next