ladder
/ˈlæd.ɚ/ noun B1- A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
- A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
- The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
- A sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
Plural ladders
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Picture to yourself a pretty coach-house at the right-hand side where the ladders are kept.
Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole.
It was reached by a trap door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole.
“I will make a ladder,” said the Tin Woodman, “for we certainly must climb over the wall.”
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