ACCOMMODATION LADDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accommodation ladder mean? 

• ACCOMMODATION LADDER (noun)
  The noun ACCOMMODATION LADDER has 1 sense:

1. (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside

  Familiarity information: ACCOMMODATION LADDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCOMMODATION LADDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("accommodation ladder" is a kind of...):

sea ladder; sea steps ((nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)