ladder truck

[ lad-er truhk ]

/ ˈlæd ər ˌtrʌk /

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noun

a vehicle, usually a tractor-trailer, equipped for firefighting and fitted with long, often hydraulic, extensible ladders and other equipment.

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

Origin of ladder truck

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby ladder truck

ladderman, ladder polymer, ladder stitch, ladder tournament, ladder track, ladder truck, ladderway, laddie, laddish, lade, laden

How to use ladder truck in a sentence

Paloma's volunteer fire department turned out quickly, running to the scene with a hand engine, two hose reels and a ladder truck.
The Young Engineers in Arizona|H. Irving Hancock
Another is patterned after the hook and ladder truck of the fire department.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights|Kelly Miller
From up the street thundered the ladder-truck, three huge horses abreast.
The Girls of Central High|Gertrude W. Morrison
More engines had arrived in the street below, and another hook-and-ladder truck.
Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color|Brander Matthews

He started to go to the Sampson Block fire last night and was knocked down by a hook-and-ladder truck.
The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush|Francis Lynde

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