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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

below′ stairs′, [Chiefly Brit.]

British Terms(formerly) the basement rooms usually used by servants, as servants' quarters, kitchen, and laundry room.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

stairs /stɛəz/ pl n

a flight of steps leading from one storey or level to another, esp indoors
below stairs ⇒ Brit in the servants' quarters; in domestic service

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