accommodation ladder

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noun

a portable flight of steps, usually having a small platform at each end, suspended at the side of a vessel to give access to and from boats alongside.

Origin of accommodation ladder

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby accommodation ladder

accommodation, accommodation address, accommodation bill, accommodation collar, accommodationist, accommodation ladder, accommodation line, accommodation platform, accommodation reflex, accommodation train, accommodative

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Example sentences from the Web for accommodation ladder

These two were fetched up while some of us lowered the accommodation-ladder and others swung out the boats on the davits.
Foe-Farrell|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The swell was so great that we were in constant danger of being capsized under the accommodation-ladder.
Tent Work in Palestine|Claude Reignier Conder
The captain and Alick lifted him tenderly, and assisted him up the accommodation-ladder of the steamer.
The Young Lieutenant|Oliver Optic
An officer was standing on the accommodation-ladder, assisting up some passengers.
James Braithwaite, the Supercargo|W.H.G. Kingston

He paid the boatman his price, and then with an uneasy step walked up the accommodation-ladder.
Vine and Olive; Or Young America in Spain and Portugal|Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for accommodation ladder

accommodation ladder

noun

nautical a flight of stairs or a ladder for lowering over the side of a ship for access to and from a small boat, pier, etc

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单词	accommodation ladder
释义	accommodation ladder SEE SYNONYMS FOR accommodation ladder ON THESAURUS.COM noun a portable flight of steps, usually having a small platform at each end, suspended at the side of a vessel to give access to and from boats alongside. Origin of accommodation ladder First recorded in 1760–70 Words nearby accommodation ladder accommodation, accommodation address, accommodation bill, accommodation collar, accommodationist, accommodation ladder, accommodation line, accommodation platform, accommodation reflex, accommodation train, accommodative Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for accommodation ladder These two were fetched up while some of us lowered the accommodation-ladder and others swung out the boats on the davits. Foe-Farrell\|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch The swell was so great that we were in constant danger of being capsized under the accommodation-ladder. Tent Work in Palestine\|Claude Reignier Conder The captain and Alick lifted him tenderly, and assisted him up the accommodation-ladder of the steamer. The Young Lieutenant\|Oliver Optic An officer was standing on the accommodation-ladder, assisting up some passengers. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo\|W.H.G. Kingston He paid the boatman his price, and then with an uneasy step walked up the accommodation-ladder. Vine and Olive; Or Young America in Spain and Portugal\|Oliver Optic British Dictionary definitions for accommodation ladder accommodation ladder noun nautical a flight of stairs or a ladder for lowering over the side of a ship for access to and from a small boat, pier, etc 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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