ladder
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ladder/ˈladə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 a structure consisting of a series of bars or steps between two upright lengths of wood, metal, or rope, used for climbing up or down.
- 2 a hierarchical structure, especially as providing a means of advancement.
- 3 Brit. a vertical strip of unravelled fabric in tights or stockings.
– origin OE hlǣd(d)er, of W. Gmc origin.
'ladder' also found in these Oxford entries:
accommodation ladder
- cat ladder
- climacteric
- climax
- companion ladder
- echelon
- escalade
- escalator
- etrier
- Jacob's ladder
- ladder-back
- ladder stitch
- monkey bars
- ratlines
- rope ladder
- run
- rung
- salmon ladder
- scalariform
- scale
- stalk
- step
- stepladder
