stairhead

7.6

A flat area at the top of a staircase where you stand before entering a room

noun

: plataforma de escalera

From the stairhead, you can see all the way down to the front door.

Examples

She paused at the stairhead to catch her breath before entering the hallway.
A painting hung above the stairhead, overlooking the bedrooms below.
The stairhead was beautifully decorated for the party.
He waited at the stairhead for his friends.
A painting hung above the stairhead, overlooking the bedrooms below.
From the stairhead, you can see all the way down to the front door.
She paused at the stairhead to catch her breath before entering the hallway.

Synonyms

landing

vsstairhead

49 2.2

A flat area between sections of stairs where you can rest or change direction

is a flat platform located specifically at the top of a staircase

Surface Forms

stairhead singular

stairheads plural

Morphology

stairhead = stair + head (transparent) = stair + head

The meaning is directly derived from 'stair' + 'head', where 'head' denotes the top or upper end of the stairs.

Etymology

The word stairhead is made of the simple words stair (a step or the set of steps) and head meaning 'top' or 'end'. So a stairhead is the small flat place at the top of a staircase where the stairs finish.