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Water stairs (embarkation elements)

Scope note

Stairs or steps communicating between any water level, as of a river, lake, or harbor, and the land, for convenience of embarkation or debarkation. RS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30003267

Broader Terms used

<stairs by location or context>

Term used for

stairs, water

Equivalent Terms used

water stair (embarkation element)

Created

13yrs ago

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