Phrase guide

spiral staircase

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A staircase in the form of a helix, in any of several forms with or without a central pole (a newel).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: helical staircase, spiral stairs, helical stairs, circular stairs, screw staircase, screw stair, screw stairs

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ကြောင်လိမ်လှေကား (kraunglimhleka:) — type of staircase
  • Catalan: escala de caragol — type of staircase
  • Chinese Mandarin: 螺旋樓梯 /螺旋楼梯 (luóxuán lóutī) — type of staircase
  • Danish: vindeltrappe — type of staircase
  • Dutch: wenteltrap — type of staircase
  • Dutch: draaitrap — type of staircase
  • Dutch: spindeltrap — type of staircase
  • Dutch: windeltrap — type of staircase
  • Finnish: kierreportaat — type of staircase
  • French: escalier en colimaçon — type of staircase
  • French: colimaçon — type of staircase
  • German: Wendeltreppe — type of staircase
  • Greek: σπειροειδές κλιμακοστάσιο (speiroeidés klimakostásio) — type of staircase
  • Hungarian: csigalépcső — type of staircase
  • Icelandic: hringstigi — type of staircase
  • Irish: staighre bíse — type of staircase
  • Italian: scala a chiocciola — type of staircase
  • Japanese: 螺旋階段 (rasen kaidan) — type of staircase
  • Lithuanian: sraigtiniai laiptai — type of staircase
  • Maltese: garigor — type of staircase
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vindeltrapp — type of staircase
  • Norwegian Bokmål: spiraltrapp — type of staircase
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vindeltrapp — type of staircase
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: spiraltrapp — type of staircase
  • Polish: schody kręcone — type of staircase
  • Polish: schody kręte — type of staircase
  • Portuguese: escada em caracol — type of staircase
  • Portuguese: escada espiral — type of staircase
  • Russian: винтова́я ле́стница (vintovája léstnica) — type of staircase
  • Spanish: escalera de caracol — type of staircase
  • Spanish: escalera espiral — type of staircase
  • Swedish: spiraltrappa — type of staircase
  • Welsh: grisiau tro — type of staircase
  • Welsh: grisiau troellog — type of staircase
  • Welsh: grisiau bwgan — type of staircase