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EXTENSION LADDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does extension ladder mean? 

EXTENSION LADDER (noun)
  The noun EXTENSION LADDER has 1 sense:

1. a ladder whose length can be extendedplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


EXTENSION LADDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A ladder whose length can be extended

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

ladder (steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "extension ladder"):

aerial ladder (mechanically extendible ladder; used on a fire truck)


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