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单词 ladder truck
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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.
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

ladder polymer, ladder splint, ladder stitch, ladder tournament, ladder track, ladder truck, ladderway, Ladd-Franklin, laddie, laddish, lade
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Example sentences from the Web for ladder truck

  • From up the street thundered the ladder-truck, three huge horses abreast.

    The Girls of Central High|Gertrude W. Morrison
  • The ladder-truck had swung around into the avenue without her seeing it.

    The Girls of Hillcrest Farm|Amy Bell Marlowe
  • In the midst of the seething mass are the hose-cart and the ladder-truck.

    Homeburg Memories|George Helgesen Fitch
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