单词 | staircasing |
释义 | staircasingn. 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). ΘΚΠ 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). > as lemmasˈstaircasing ˈstaircasing n. supplying or providing with a staircase or staircases. ΘΚΠ 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. < n.1729 as lemmas |
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