"stepwell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stepwells [plural]
Etymology: step + well Etymology templates: {{compound|en|step|well}} step + well Head templates: {{en-noun}} stepwell (plural stepwells)
  1. (India) A well in which the water can be reached by descending a set of steps. Wikipedia link: stepwell Tags: India Synonyms: baoli, barav, bawdi, kalyani, pushkarani, vaav Translations (type of well): bâoli [masculine] (French), વાવ (vāv) [feminine] (Gujarati), बावड़ी (bāvṛī) (Hindi), बावली (bāvlī) (Hindi), lépcsős kút (Hungarian), pozzo a gradini (Italian), baori (Italian), बारव (bārav) (Marathi), बावड़ी (Rajasthani), pozo escalonado [masculine] (Spanish), baori [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-stepwell-en-noun-M0RThU2~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English

Inflected forms

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