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ladder lotteries

ladder lotteries is the plural of ladder lottery.

Meaning of ladder lottery

Noun

ladder lottery (plural ladder lotteries)

  1. An informal method of decision-making in Asia, based on a series of interlinked descending lines that are followed from the top (where a choice is made) to the bottom (where an outcome is revealed).
    • Eight lines were drawn on each sheet of paper. There were two sheets. It looked like ladder lottery to me. Maybe I was hallucinating?2012, Nagaru Tanigawa, The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya
    Synonyms:
    Amidakuji

Questions about ladder lotteries

What is ladder lotteries the plural of?
Ladder lotteries is the plural of ladder lottery.

Words near ladder lotteries in the dictionary

  1. ladder beams
  2. ladder handle
  3. ladder handles
  4. ladder lacing
  5. ladder logic
  6. ladder lotteries
  7. ladder lottery
  8. ladder match
  9. ladder matches
  10. ladder mate
  11. ladder mates

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