stepwork

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noun

A construction in the form of steps.

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Meanings

nounstepwork (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA construction in the form of steps.

    The sand-hills have permanently disappeared from many parts of the coast and have been replaced by clay embankments, timber hulkings, and, during the pre-war years, by mass-concrete stepwork.

    1953, The Institution of Civil Engineers, Proceedings (volume 2, part 2, page 513)

Origin

From step + work.

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APA

stepwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepwork

MLA

“stepwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepwork.

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