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hook and ladder

[hook uhn lad-er] / ˈhʊk ən ˈlæd ər /
NOUN
fire truck
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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

I was trying to get some sleep, and that’s when they did the hook and ladder and the statue.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 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

An alarm of fire had been sounded, and now a local chemical engine, followed by a hook and ladder company, came rushing to the scene.

From The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets by Stratemeyer, Edward




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