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DOWNSTAIR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does downstair mean?
• DOWNSTAIR (adjective)
The adjective DOWNSTAIR has 1 sense:
1. on or of lower floors of a building
Familiarity information: DOWNSTAIR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
On or of lower floors of a building
Synonyms:
downstair; downstairs
Context example:
the downstairs (or downstair) phone
Similar:
ground-floor (on the floor closest to level with the ground)
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