Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fish ladder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: fish lad-der
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.

Example Sentences

"We came to the base of an abnormally long perpendicular fish ladder, stretching up, up into shadow so overwhelmingly deep it seemed as if a pit had been inverted over our heads."

Inflected Forms

fish ladders (plural)

Synonyms

fishway fish pass fish steps salmon ladder

Questions

What does fish ladder mean?: A structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.

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