forestair

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noun

The stairs at the front of a building, traditionally those used by the occupants rather than by tradesmen, etc.

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Meanings

nounforestair (plural forestairs)

plural forestairs

  1. The stairs at the front of a building, traditionally those used by the occupants rather than by tradesmen, etc.

    The two stone arches and forestair and the whole front of the house were built between 1617 and 1620, giving a new front room on every floor, and a new facade to a basically sixteenth century building.

    2001, A. J. Youngson, The Companion Guide to Edinburgh and the Borders, page 26

Origin

From fore- + stair.

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APA

forestair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forestair

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“forestair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forestair. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forestair,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forestair.

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