Definition of Ladders

1. Noun. (plural of ladder) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ladders

1. ladder [v] - See also: ladder

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ladders

ladder-back
ladder-back chair
ladder-proof
ladder logic
ladder polyether
ladder snake
ladder snakes
ladder splint
ladder truck
ladderane
ladderanes
laddered
laddering
ladderless
ladderlike
ladders (current term)
laddertron
laddery
laddie
laddies
laddish
laddishness
laddism
laddy
lade
laded
lademan
lademen
laden
ladened

Literary usage of Ladders

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Special Bulletin by New York (State). Dept. of Labor (1918)
"XEW YORK STATE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION ladders The side bars of ladders should be of ... Generally speaking, it is better to use single length ladders with ..."

2. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1918)
"CODE OF SAFETY STANDARDS FOR INDUSTRIAL ladders SECTION 1 GENERAL a Where stairways are not provided, fixed ladders should be used for access to elevated ..."

3. Massachusetts Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1898)
"Three men, including the plaintiff, were employed by the defendant, who furnished a load of ladders for the job, and one of the men selected two ladders, ..."

4. Timbering and Mining: A Treatise on Practical American Methods by William H. Storms (1909)
"Sinking-ladders Another thing that requires careful and constant attention is sinking-ladders, and this applies to both vertical and inclined shafts. ..."

5. Journal by Chartered Insurance Institute (1898)
"The Strength of ladders.—RG Brown * gives some particulars of the strength ... The ladders were tested by pulling on the rungs approximately at the angle of ..."

6. Gymnastic Teaching by William Skarstrom (1921)
"(At first, ladders may be fastened to the floor, or held by two pupils, later they should swing ... Body close to ladders, knees and elbows well sideways. ..."

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