noun
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a folding portable ladder that is made of broad flat steps fixed to a supporting frame hinged at the top to another supporting frame
Etymology
Origin of stepladder
Example Sentences
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We use a stepladder from the receiving room to bring down some gems.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023
At the first station, she parked, put on her flashers, then got out a roll of aluminum duct tape and a folding stepladder.
From Slate • Jul. 30, 2022
“If you can climb a stepladder, there’s something for you in the facility to climb. And even if you can’t, there’s a program that will help you get up the wall.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2021
Let's just say you'll be amazed that Billie doesn't needs a kitchen stepladder to make it through the show's obligatory wall-banging excursions.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2021
I padded to the kitchen barefoot and got the stepladder off the back porch.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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