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hook and ladder

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noun

a fire engine, usually a tractor-trailer, fitted with long, extensible ladders and other equipment.

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Origin of hook and ladder

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Also called hook-and-ladder truck, ladder truck.

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Examples from the Web for hook and ladder

A pumper and a hook-and-ladder truck swung around the corner, lurching to a stop.
The Secret Pact|Mildred A. Wirt
The last he saw of the cab or of the cabman was near the house of the hook-and-ladder company east of the French Market.
Waring's Peril|Charles King
The fire alarm had been given and several engines and a hook-and-ladder company dashed on the scene.
Joe The Hotel Boy|Horatio Alger Jr.
A hook-and-ladder company now coming up, an effort was made to clap a ladder against the fugitive, but it could not be done.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 13, June 25, 1870|Various

She looked at that telephone like a person in the fourth story of a house afire looks at the hook-and-ladder man.
The Annals of Ann|Kate Trimble Sharber