aerial ladder
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noun
an extensible ladder used for reaching heights, especially from a hook-and-ladder truck.
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Words nearby aerial ladder
aeri-, Aeria, aerial, aerialist, aeriality, aerial ladder, aerial mine, aerial perspective, aerial photograph, aerial pingpong, aerial root
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British Dictionary definitions for aerial ladder
aerial ladder
noun US and Canadian
a power-operated extending ladder mounted on a fire engineAlso called: turntable ladder
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