extension ladder
1extension ladder — noun a ladder whose length can be extended • Hypernyms: ↑ladder • Hyponyms: ↑aerial ladder …
2extension ladder — a ladder having two or more sections joined by a sliding mechanism that allows the ladder to be extended to the total length. [1870 75] * * * …
3extension — [ek sten′shən] n. [ME extensioun < L extensio < pp. of extendere: see EXTEND] 1. an extending or being extended 2. the amount or degree to which something is or can be extended; range; extent 3. a part that forms a continuation or addition… …
4Ladder — A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps. There are two types: rigid ladders that can be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rope ladders that are hung from the top. The vertical members of a rigid ladder are… …
5ladder — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stairway, step stool, steps, scale; see stairs . Ladders include: stepladder, rope ladder, ship s ladder, stern ladder, accommodation ladder, fireman s scaling ladder, extension ladder, companionway, collapsing ladder,… …
6ladder — noun 1) she climbed down the ladder Syn: steps, set of steps; rope ladder, stepladder, extension ladder 2) the academic ladder Syn: hierarchy, scale, grading, ranking, pecking order …
7ladder — n. framework with rungs for climbing 1) to put up a ladder 2) to steady a ladder 3) to lean a ladder (against a wall) 4) to climb, go up, mount a ladder 5) to come down, descend a ladder 6) an aerial; extension; rope ladder 7) an accommodation… …
8ladder truck — noun a fire engine carrying ladders • Syn: ↑aerial ladder truck • Hypernyms: ↑fire engine, ↑fire truck * * * noun : a piece of mobile fire apparatus carrying ladders and usually other fire fighting and rescue equipment * * * ladder truck, a …
9ladder truck — n. fire engine equipped with extension ladders …
10aerial ladder — noun a ladder that can be mechanically extended, used for fire trucks Syn: extension ladder …
