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

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

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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