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Staircase With Rails Winding Around Post Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SPIRAL" which means:
- noun
- • A plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- • A curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
- • A continuously accelerating change in the economy
- • Ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
- • A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
- • Flying downward in a helical path with a large radius adjective satellite
- • In the shape of a coil verb
- • To wind or move in a spiral course
- • Form a spiral
- • Move in a spiral or zigzag course adjective
- • Helical, like a spiral
An example sentence would be:
- • "I love the beautiful spiral staircase in this old mansion."
- • "The hurricane formed a massive spiral in the ocean."
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