ladderway

[ lad-er-wey ]

noun

, Mining.

1. a vertical passageway with ladders.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ladderway¹

First recorded in 1840–50; ladder + way ¹

Example Sentences

Behind them they heard the heavy clatter of adults running down a ladderway.

From Literature

She pushed her way through Dragon Army, got ahead of him, and scrambled up a ladderway to a higher deck.

From Literature

She pushed her way through Dragon Army, got ahead of him, and scrambled up a ladderway to a higher deck.

From Literature

Behind them they heard the heavy clatter of adults running down a ladderway.

From Literature

One ladderway on each side forward led to C deck, and one, the starboard, led to E deck and continued to F deck as a double ladder and to G deck as a single ladder.

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