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  • noun Plural form of airstair.

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Examples

  • They stepped cautiously down some airstairs onto the tarmac, where they were met by Iolanthe.

    THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

  • They stepped cautiously down some airstairs onto the tarmac, where they were met by Iolanthe.

    THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

  • They stepped cautiously down some airstairs onto the tarmac, where they were met by Iolanthe.

    THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

  • Somewhere over the mountainous terrain of Washington State, Cooper used the rear ‘airstairs’ a unique feature of the 727 to skydive out of the plane and into legend.

    Nunc Scio » Blog Archive » D.B. Cooper case finally solved? 2007

  • A flight of airstairs waited for it there, just outside the open doors.

    Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006

  • He peered out the cockpit windows—to see Lily and Big Ears running together back toward the airstairs, chased by an oncoming swarm of enemy troops.

    Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006

  • It became a “trick” knee that would give out on him without warning, causing him to fall – sometimes at the most inopportune and embarassing times, such as descending the airstairs from Air Force One while on TV.

    Gerald Ford « Whatever 2006

  • Still firing repeatedly, Pooh Bear and Stretch each grabbed one of her hands and crouch-ran with her back to the cover of the airstairs.

    Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006

  • But Big Ears and Lily did make it to a portable electricity generator wagon just short of the airstairs.

    Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006

  • So now West stood at the top of the airstairs, while Stretch and Pooh Bear were huddled at the base of those same stairs, ducking gunfire.

    Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006

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