ladder
/ˈlæd.ɚ/ sustantivo B1En español: escalafón, carrera, escalera, escala
- 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.
O ladder at the hayloft door,
She waited for some time without hearing anything more: at last came a rumbling of little cartwheels, and the sound of a good many voices all talking together: she made out the words: “Where’s the other ladder?—Why, I hadn’t to bring but one; Bill’s got the other—Bill!
Anne promptly let go of her candle and plate in her surprise, and plate, candle, and apples crashed together down the cellar ladder and were found at the bottom embedded in melted grease, the next day, by Marilla, who gathered them up and thanked mercy the house hadn’t been set on fire.
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