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Definition of Ladders
1. ladder [v] - See also: ladder
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ladders
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. ..."