Staircase - English Vocabulary for Kids

staircase

/ˈstɛərˌkeɪs/

noun

Steps that go up to the next floor

“He walked up the staircase to his room.”

מדרגות

Staircase is a noun in the home & furniture category. It is a advanced (ages 11-12) word, meaning "Steps that go up to the next floor" In Hebrew, staircase translates to מדרגות.

Example Sentences

We slid down the staircase banister and landed with a thump.
The old staircase creaked every time someone walked on it.
The fairy tale princess stood at the top of the grand staircase.

Did You Know? The longest staircase in the world is in Switzerland, running alongside a cable car on a mountain called the Niesen. It has 11,674 steps! Every year there is a race to see who can run up all those steps the fastest.