step street

noun

A public pedestrian thoroughfare, often officially designated, featuring a series of stairs instead of a traditional road to connect two streets; with a severe, steep elevation change.

“The Joker Stairs are an example of a step street.”

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Meanings

nounstep street (plural step streets)

plural step streets

  1. A public pedestrian thoroughfare, often officially designated, featuring a series of stairs instead of a traditional road to connect two streets; with a severe, steep elevation change.

    The Joker Stairs are an example of a step street.

    1 more example

    The city of Pittsburgh has over 700 step streets.

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APA

step street. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20street

MLA

“step street.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20street. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “step street,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20street.

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