accommodation ladder
Example Sentences
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The second officer ran up the accommodation ladder.
From A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
After the last box had been swung up, the admiral and Stephen went up the accommodation ladder to the deck.
From With Cochrane the Dauntless by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
One by one the passengers began to ascend the swaying accommodation ladder.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
Arrived at the accommodation ladder, and on deck, Code found a vessel with white decks, glistening brass work, and discipline that shamed naval authority.
From The Harbor of Doubt by Gage, George W.
After a protracted delay the boats succeeded in approaching near enough to the accommodation ladder to enable the commercial men to embark.
From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Boyd, Mary Stuart
