hook and ladder
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Known internally as 200 Series engines, they are identical to other engines and placed around the city, usually paired with hook and ladder trucks, which do not carry water.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025
The hook and ladder resulted in a touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2022
Hockinson used two trick plays — a hook and ladder and a wide-receiver pass — to make it a 10-point game.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2018
“I want a drum and a hook and ladder with an extentionisting ladder on it,” read the letter.
From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2015
There are also a hook and ladder company and a library association.
From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman
