ladder truck

noun

: hook and ladder truck

Examples of ladder truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Minneapolis fire crews needed to use a ladder truck to reach the teen and provide medical care, authorities say. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

In the family's hometown of Mona, Utah, streets were lined with American flags in honor of the family, and firefighters also displayed a giant flag suspended between two fire ladder trucks as the procession went by. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Firefighters then fought the fire defensively, using multiple ladder trucks to spray water onto the fire from above. — Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026

The ladder truck will replace a 26-year-old fire engine. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ladder truck

• thunderstruck
• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck