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• ladder — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stairway, step stool, steps, scale; see stairs . Ladders include: stepladder, rope ladder, ship s ladder, stern ladder, accommodation ladder, fireman s scaling ladder, extension ladder, companionway, collapsing ladder,… …   English dictionary for students

• Gangway ladder — Gangway Gang way , n. [See {Gang}, v. i.] 1. A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks. [1913 Webster] 2. In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the house, below which sit …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gangway — Gang way , n. [See {Gang}, v. i.] 1. A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks. [1913 Webster] 2. In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the house, below which sit those… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gangway — /ˈgæŋweɪ / (say gangway) noun 1. a passageway. 2. Nautical a. any of various passageways on a ship, as that between the rail and the cabins or houses on the deck. b. an opening or removable section of a ship s rail for the gangplank. c. →… …  

• gangway — gangwayed, adj. n. /gang way /; interj. /gang way /, n. 1. a passageway, esp. a narrow walkway. 2. Naut. a. an opening in the railing or bulwark of a ship, as that into which a gangplank fits. b. gangplank. c. an area of the weather deck of a… …   Universalium

• To bring to the gangway — Gangway Gang way , n. [See {Gang}, v. i.] 1. A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks. [1913 Webster] 2. In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the house, below which sit …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Accommodation ladder — Accommodation Ac*com mo*da tion, n. [L. accommodatio, fr. accommodare: cf. F. accommodation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; followed by to. The organization of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• man|rope — «MAN ROHP», noun. a rope used as a handrail at the side of a ladder, gangway, or platform …   Useful english dictionary

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