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aerial ladder

noun

: a mechanically operated extensible ladder usually mounted on a fire truck

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As dawn arrived on Thursday, smoke and cinders continued to fall around the complex, and four aerial ladders remained in use after more than 15 hours of firefighting. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025 Initial statements to this news organization on April 6 from fire officials show that firefighters were unable to deploy a ground or aerial ladder in time to save the two women due to obstructions in the parking lot area. Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025 Stoici was pulled out of the building onto a telescopic aerial ladder, then was put into an ambulance. Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025 Firefighters fought the blaze for two and a half hours, employing three aerial ladder trucks to attack the fire from above, officials said. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aerial ladder

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aerial ladder was in 1904

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“Aerial ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aerial%20ladder. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.

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