hook and ladder truck

noun

: a piece of mobile fire apparatus carrying ladders and usually other firefighting and rescue equipment

called also hook and ladder, ladder truck

Examples of hook and ladder truck in a Sentence

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Fun for the entire family, the event includes child IDs from the police and fire department, hook and ladder truck, health and wellness exhibits, more than 40 vendors, crafts, car seat safety checks, and much more. Jshortavon, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023 Others ran to save the horses as the warehouse collapsed on a hook and ladder truck. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2023 The crowd also was incensed by a practical joke that brought a fire department hose cart and a hook and ladder truck clanging up to the Lee home. Ben Welter, Star Tribune, 29 May 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hook and ladder truck was in 1865

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“Hook and ladder truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hook%20and%20ladder%20truck. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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