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stepladder

[ step-lad-er ]

noun

  1. a ladder having flat steps or treads in place of rungs.
  2. any ladder, especially a tall one with a hinged frame opening up to form four supporting legs.


stepladder

/ ˈstɛpˌlædə /

noun

  1. a folding portable ladder that is made of broad flat steps fixed to a supporting frame hinged at the top to another supporting frame
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stepladder1

First recorded in 1745–55; step + ladder
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Example Sentences

She was mounted upon a high stepladder, unhooking a picture from the wall when he entered.

Ostentatiously he borrowed a stepladder and stretched the cloth across the front of his store, from post to post.

"Get down here, I didn't bring a stepladder," is what she said and I tried to smile, but it's hard to smile when you're kissing.

Fortunately, however, the one nearest the house could be examined with the aid of a friendly stepladder.

She broke her leg—fell off the stepladder where she was three days ago.

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