Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ladderway

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lad-der-way
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The shaft or passage enclosing a ladder or connected by ladders.

Example Sentences

"Having spaced the beams of the upper deck according to the disposition of the beams below, the ladderways should be so contrived, that in ships of war there should be one next abaft the fore hatchway, which is a single ladderway[…]"
"It rose in tiers, a maze of intricate wiring inset with black crystal, and surrounded by ladderways and balconies."
"Digger lunged past me, his shotgun arm extended down the ladderway. One-handed, he fired twice blindly. The shotgun blasts were answered by a scream."

Etymology

From ladder + way.

Inflected Forms

ladderways (plural)

Questions

What does ladderway mean?: The shaft or passage enclosing a ladder or connected by ladders.
Where does ladderway come from?: From ladder + way.

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