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Definition of Rope ladder
1. Noun. A ladder with side pieces of rope.
Definition of Rope ladder
1. Noun. A flexible ladder, constructed of rope, often with wooden rungs, suspended from the top ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rope Ladder
Literary usage of Rope ladder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Holy-days and Holidays: A Treasury of Historical Material, Sermons in Full by Edward Mark Deems (1906)
"They got a long rope ladder. They hoped they might be able to let it down somewhere
in the poor man's neighborhood from one of the overhanging cliffs. ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1821)
"In order to make this rope ladder, stiff loops, large enough to admit the foot,
are spliced into a rope at the distance of a foot and a half from each other ..."
3. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1871)
"It was evident to La Tude that the rope ladder would so vibrate, ... Next day,
immediately after dinner, they fitted up the rope ladder, and hid it under ..."
4. Gymnastics for Youth, Or, A Practical Guide to Healthful and Amusing by Johann Christoph Friedrich Guts Muths, Christian Gotthilf Salzmann (1803)
"There is still greater difficulty in ascending the slack rope-ladder, fixed at
the top alone. It requires an extraordinary exertion of the hands and arms, ..."
5. Gymnastics for Youth: Or A Practical Guide to Healthful and Amusing by Christian Gotthilf Salzmann (1800)
"... the flack rope-ladder, fixed at the top alone. It requires an extraordinary
exertion of the hands and arms, for they muft ..."
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