踊(おど)り場(ば)

おどりば

noun

landing (of stairs); plateau

1. landing (of stairs)

a flat platform between flights of stairs

I rested on the stair landing.

There's a potted plant on the landing.

螺旋階段(らせんかいだん)の踊(おど)り場(ば)から景色(けしき)が見(み)える。

You can see the view from the spiral staircase landing.

2. plateau; leveling off

a period of little or no change in progress, growth, or development

The economy is at a plateau.

Growth has reached a plateau.

Sales have been stagnant.

The name comes from the idea that the flat platform is wide enough for dancing (踊(おど)る).

ARCHITECTURE (Sense 1):
Provides a resting point and allows stairs to change direction.

FIGURATIVE USE (Sense 2):
Commonly used in economic and business contexts to describe periods of stagnation or lack of growth.

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