accommodation ladder
Example Sentences
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Mostyn, standing a few feet from the head of the accommodation ladder, watched her curiously.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
When the second cutter was hauled up to the accommodation ladder, Somers stepped on board, and a few moments later, touched his hat to the first lieutenant on the quarter deck of the Chatauqua.
From Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck by Optic, Oliver
In less than ten minutes the boat had been swung out by means of a derrick, and was straining at her painter alongside the 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.
The captain and first mate were at the head of the accommodation ladder to receive him.
From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Hodgson, Edward S.
