ladderway

American  

[lad-er-wey] / ˈlæd ərˌweɪ /

noun

Mining.

1. a vertical passageway with ladders.

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Etymology

Origin of ladderway

First recorded in 1840–50; ladder + way ¹

Example Sentences

One ladderway on each side forward led to C deck, and one, the starboard, led to E deck and continued to F deck as a double ladder and to G deck as a single ladder.

From Project Gutenberg

From this same space a ladderway led to the forward third-class promenade on C deck.

From Project Gutenberg

All spaces on this deck had direct ladderway communication with the deck above, so that if it became necessary to close the water-tight doors in the bulkheads an escape was available in all cases.

From Project Gutenberg

In this passage at the center line in the middle of the length of the ship direct access was obtained to the third-class dining rooms on the deck below by means of a ladderway 20 feet wide.

From Project Gutenberg

Trapped workmen piled onto it in panic, and two wedged themselves hopelessly together in one narrow section of the ladderway, blocking those behind them.

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