ladder company

[ lad-er kuhm-puh-nee ]

/ ˈlæd ər ˌkʌm pə ni /

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noun

a unit of a fire department equipped with one or more ladder trucks.

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Also called hook-and-ladder company .

Origin of ladder company

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby ladder company

lad, Ladakh, ladanum, ladder, ladder back, ladder company, ladderman, ladder polymer, ladder stitch, ladder tournament, ladder track

How to use ladder company in a sentence

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
The hook and ladder company followed and a meat wagon, or rather a meat-wagon horse, galloped after.
The Adopting of Rosa Marie|Carroll Watson Rankin
A ladder company thundered down the street with their cry of "Way there!"
Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated|Solon Robinson
Red is for a fire engine, white for a hook and ladder company.
The Firebug|Roy J. Snell

The nearest hook and ladder company "lies" seven blocks away.
From School to Battle-field|Charles King