stairway

As nouns the difference between hallway and stairway

is that hallway is a corridor in a building that connects rooms while stairway is a set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably.

As nouns the difference between gangway and stairway

is that gangway is a passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings while stairway is a set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably.

As an interjection gangway

is make way! Clear a path.

As a noun stairway is

a set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably.

As nouns the difference between ladder and stairway

is that ladder is a frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs: cross strips or rounds acting as steps while stairway is a set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably.

As a verb ladder

is to ascend a building or wall using a ladder.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and stairway

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while stairway is a set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably.