extension ladder

noun

a ladder having two or more sections joined by a sliding mechanism that allows the ladder to be extended to the total length.

First recorded in 1870–75

When he saw it was useless to try to enter the first floor, he ordered a motor extension ladder run up to the roof.

To reach the flat earthen roof of the one-story Syrian house needs no extension ladder.

Be sure of the strength of a branch before tying an extension ladder to it.

He went out into the hallway and presently came back pushing a clanking extension ladder with a railed top to it.

This time he was successful, and scaled the cliff by means of an extension ladder and several hundred feet of rope.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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