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[ noun ] steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)No , they must look_the_other_way and climb one more painful step up the ladder . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)A crude ladder ran down to a wooden floor . There was no place to sit , but Watson walked slowly from the ladder to the window slits and back , stooping slightly to avoid striking his head on the heavy beams . Watson ran up the ladder and stood for a second sucking_in the cool air that smelled of mud and river weeds . |
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[ noun ] ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
Examples "he climbed the career ladder" Related terms |
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