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accommodation ladder

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accommodation ladder [ə‚käm·ə′dā·shən ‚lad·ər]
(naval architecture)
A light ladder or similar structure, usually portable, hung over a ship's side at the gangway to permit access to small boats.


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They ascended the accommodation ladder, were greeted by the Commodore, hat in hand, and passing along the quarter-deck, the marine guard presented arms, while the band struck up 'The King of the Cannibal Islands'.
He lowered the accommodation ladder down on to the jetty .
 
 
 
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