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ladderway

[ lad-er-wey ]

noun

Mining.
  1. a vertical passageway with ladders.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ladderway1

First recorded in 1840–50; ladder + way 1
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Example Sentences

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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From this same space a ladderway led to the forward third-class promenade on C deck.

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All spaces on this deck had direct ladderway communication with the deck above, so that if it became necessary to close the water-tight doors in the bulkheads an escape was available in all cases.

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In this passage at the center line in the middle of the length of the ship direct access was obtained to the third-class dining rooms on the deck below by means of a ladderway 20 feet wide.

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Trapped workmen piled onto it in panic, and two wedged themselves hopelessly together in one narrow section of the ladderway, blocking those behind them.

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