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companion ladders

companion ladders is the plural of companion ladder.

Meaning of companion ladder

Noun

companion ladder (plural companion ladders)

  1. Either of two ladders leading from the raised quarterdeck of a sailing ship to the upper deck.
    • Just as I got my head above the companion ladder, I felt an indescribably unpleasant sensation, suddenly, as it were, losing the power of breathing […] .1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 87

Questions about companion ladders

What is companion ladders the plural of?
Companion ladders is the plural of companion ladder.

Words near companion ladders in the dictionary

  1. companion animal
  2. companion animals
  3. companion cell
  4. companion cells
  5. companion ladder
  6. companion ladders
  7. companion piece
  8. companion plant
  9. companion planted
  10. companion planting
  11. companion plantings

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