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LADDER
LADDER, (echelle, Fr.) a well-known convenience, of which there are a great number in a ship, formed of two pieces of plank joined together by cross-pieces, which serve as steps, whereby to mount or descend from one deck to another.The ladders derive their names from the several hatchways, or other parts of a ship, wherein they are situated. Besides these, there are, of a particular construction, the accommodation-ladder and the quarter-ladders.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 169, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0776.html