ladder truck

noun

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Firefighters used a ladder truck and extended the bucket to the roof. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2025 Wyatt later returned to Station 111 in the spare ladder truck. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025 Lieberman said firefighters shifted to a defensive posture and focused on spraying water onto the building from nearby ladder trucks. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025 Approximately 30 emergency vehicles, including eight fire engines, three ladder trucks and about a dozen ambulances, were dispatched to the scene, according to Boise Fire. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ladder truck

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ladder truck was in 1889

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“Ladder truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ladder%20truck. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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