ladder truck

[ lad-er truhk ]

noun

1. a vehicle, usually a tractor-trailer, equipped for firefighting and fitted with long, often hydraulic, extensible ladders and other equipment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ladder truck¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Paloma's volunteer fire department turned out quickly, running to the scene with a hand engine, two hose reels and a ladder truck.

From Project Gutenberg

Another is patterned after the hook and ladder truck of the fire department.

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From up the street thundered the ladder-truck, three huge horses abreast.

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More engines had arrived in the street below, and another hook-and-ladder truck.

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He started to go to the Sampson Block fire last night and was knocked down by a hook-and-ladder truck.

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Related Words

• fire engine