HOOK-AND-LADDER COMPANY


Meaning of HOOK-AND-LADDER COMPANY in English

/hook"euhn lad"euhr/

a company of firefighters equipped with a hook-and-ladder truck. Also called ladder company .

[ 1815-25, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .