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ladders


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Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

ladders

Details

Frames, usually of wood or metal, consisting of two side pieces called stiles which are connected by crosspieces, usually round, called rungs; used as a means of climbing up or down.

Variations

ladder

échelles

échelle

Narrower Terms

stepladders

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