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
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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.
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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
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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
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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 15 Nov. 2024.
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