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| companionway |
a stairway or ladder leading from one deck of a ship to another. |
| escalade |
the act of climbing a fortified wall by ladder. [2 definitions] |
| fire escape |
a fireproof stairway, ladder, or the like, usu. on the outside of a building, used as an emergency exit in case of fire. |
| hatchway |
the passageway from such an opening to an interior floor or compartment, usu. fitted with stairs or a ladder. [1/2 definitions] |
| hook and ladder |
a fire engine carrying extension ladders, hooked tools, and other equipment; hook-and-ladder truck. |
| Jacob's ladder |
in the Bible, a ladder from earth to heaven seen by Jacob in a dream. [2/3 definitions] |
| ladder-back chair |
a chair having a back formed of horizontal slats between two uprights, resembling a ladder. |
| ratline |
any of the pieces of rope tied horizontally between a ship's shrouds like rungs on a ladder, which permit climbing. |
| rung2 |
a horizontal crossbar, usu. rounded and usu. one of several, braced between two vertical members, as on a ladder or between the legs of a chair. |
| scaling ladder |
a long ladder used to reach to or over the tops of high walls, as by troops besieging a fortress. |
| spoke2 |
a rung on a ladder. [1/3 definitions] |
| stepladder |
a ladder with flat steps instead of rungs, often having a hinged frame that opens to form a stable support. |
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