Ladder
Definition of Ladder
Lad´der
Pronunciation:
lăd´dẽr
n.
1.
A
frame
usually
portable
, of
wood
,
metal
, or
rope
, for
ascent
and
descent
,
consisting
of two
side
pieces
to which are
fastened
cross
strips
or
rounds
forming
steps
.
Some the
engines
play
,
And some, more
bold
,
mount
ladders
to the
fire
.
- Dryden.
2.
That which
resembles
a
ladder
in
form
or use;
Lowliness
is
young
ambition
's
ladder
.
- Shak.
Fish ladder
See under
Fish
.
Ladder beetle
(Zool.)
an
American
leaf
beetle
(
Chrysomela
scalaris
). The
elytra
are
silvery
white
,
striped
and
spotted
with
green
; the under
wings
are
rose-colored
. It
feeds
upon
the
linden
tree
.
Ladder handle
an
iron
rail
at the
side
of a
vertical
fixed
ladder
, to
grasp
with the
hand
in
climbing
.
Ladder shell
(Zool.)
a
spiral
marine
shell
of the
genus
Scalaria
. See
Scalaria
.
Related Words
break
,
come
apart
,
fall
apart
,
ravel
,
run
,
separate
,
split
up
,
unravel
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