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单词 staircasing
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staircasingn.

/ˈstɛːkeɪsɪŋ/
Etymology: < staircase n., staircase v. + -ing suffix1.
1. The supplying or providing with a staircase or staircases.
ΚΠ
1729 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. xii. 563 At a Congregation..agreed to proceed in Covering flooring sashing staircasing of the new Building.
2. transferred and figurative. Structural organization characterized by staged rises in elevation (also in sense of the verb).
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > [noun] > types of terrain
patchwork1865
Mound Region1873
boulder-flat1884
karrenfeld1885
boulder-belt1894
karst land1894
karst1902
felsenmeer1905
stone-field1906
staircasing1911
fundament1928
strewn field1937
thermokarst1943
patterned ground1950
pseudokarst1954
tower karst1954
tektite field1960
stone pavement1969
1911 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 212/2 The hills are huge fellows, and the Douro's gorges are thrilling; but the latter come before and after the miles of too regular staircasing east and west of Peso da Regoa.
1988 Daily Tel. 15 Aug. 2/1 The countryside groups condemn the Government's refusal to act against ‘staircasing’ which they say is leading to a shortage of homes to rent in rural areas.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

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ˈstaircasing
ˈstaircasing n. supplying or providing with a staircase or staircases.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > supplying with staircases
staircasing1729
1729 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 563 At a Congregation..agreed to proceed in Covering flooring sashing staircasing of the new Building.
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