ladder truck

noun

: hook and ladder truck

Examples of ladder truck in a Sentence

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Police and firefighters arrived at the scene and used a ladder truck to provide the teen with emergency medical care. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for ladder truck

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ladder truck was in 1889

Rhymes for ladder truck

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