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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.[1760-70]
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Accommodation ladder — Accommodation Ac*com mo*da tion, n. [L. accommodatio, fr. accommodare: cf. F. accommodation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; followed by to. The organization of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accommodation ladder — n. a portable set of steps held in place temporarily along a ship s side for access to or from a small boat or pier … English World dictionary
accommodation ladder — noun (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside • Topics: ↑seafaring, ↑navigation, ↑sailing • Hypernyms: ↑sea ladder, ↑sea steps … Useful english dictionary
accommodation ladder — noun Date: 1769 a light ladder or stairway hung over the side of a ship for ascending from or descending to small boats … New Collegiate Dictionary
accommodation ladder — noun a flight of stairs or a ladder for lowering over the side of a ship for access to and from a small boat … Wiktionary
accommodation ladder — emergency ladder on a boat … English contemporary dictionary
accommodation ladder — noun a ladder up the side of a ship allowing access from a small boat or a quayside … English new terms dictionary
accommodation ladder — /əkɒməˈdeɪʃən lædə/ (say uhkomuh dayshuhn laduh) noun a ladder or stairway hung from a ship s side to connect with boats below …
accommodation ladder — accommoda′tion lad der n. naut. navig. a portable flight of steps suspended from a vessel to give access to boats alongside • Etymology: 1760–70 … From formal English to slang
Accommodation — Ac*com mo*da tion, n. [L. accommodatio, fr. accommodare: cf. F. accommodation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; followed by to. The organization of the body with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
