accommodation ladder

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noun

a portable flight of steps, usually having a small platform at each end, suspended at the side of a vessel to give access to and from boats alongside.

Origin of accommodation ladder

First recorded in 1760–70

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Examples from the Web for accommodation ladder

Historical Examples of accommodation ladder

The accommodation-ladder had not been unshipped since leaving Aden, and the man walked out on to the platform, as on to a balcony.
The Harmsworth Magazine, Vol. 1, 1898-1899, No. 6
Various
The captain and Alick lifted him tenderly, and assisted him up the accommodation-ladder of the steamer.
The Young Lieutenant
Oliver Optic
Shortly the boat's nose touched the accommodation-ladder over the Alfred's side.
The Story of John Paul Jones
Chelsea Curtis Fraser
An officer was standing on the accommodation-ladder, assisting up some passengers.
James Braithwaite, the Supercargo
W.H.G. Kingston
The swell was so great that we were in constant danger of being capsized under the accommodation-ladder.
Tent Work in Palestine
Claude Reignier Conder

British Dictionary definitions for accommodation ladder

accommodation ladder

noun

nautical a flight of stairs or a ladder for lowering over the side of a ship for access to and from a small boat, pier, etc

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