Lexic.us

Definition of Pilot ladder

1. Noun. (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilot Ladder

Literary usage of Pilot ladder

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

1. The Naval Constructor: A Vade Mecum of Ship Design for Students, Naval by George Simpson (1918)
"pilot ladder. Five-inch portable fire engine pump with hose. Bath bricks. Hand spikes. Paint scrubbers. Pairs of handcuffs. Branding iron. ..."

2. The Naval Constructor: A Vade Mecum of Ship Design for Students, Naval by George Simpson (1914)
"pilot ladder. Five-inch portable fire engine pump with hose. Bath bricks. Hand spikes. Paint scrubbers. Pairs of handcuffs. Branding iron. ..."

3. Maktoub: A Romance of French North Africa by Matthew Craig (1918)
""You'll have to go over by the pilot's ladder, you know." "Why, it doesn't look so hard to do," she said. The Captain and Chotard exchanged a swift glance. ..."

4. A White Woman in Central Africa by Helen Caddick (1900)
"When this canoe reached the boat, the pilot ladder was put over the side, and down that we had to scramble as well as we could while the steamer rolled and ..."

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