/ staɪl; NAmE / noun
a set of steps that help people climb over a fence or gate in a field, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English stigel , from a Germanic root meaning to climb.
/ staɪl; NAmE / noun
a set of steps that help people climb over a fence or gate in a field, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English stigel , from a Germanic root meaning to climb.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005