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hook and ladder

[hook uhn lad-er] / ˈhʊk ən ˈlæd ər /
NOUN
fire truck
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Known internally as 200 Series engines, they are identical to other engines and placed around the city, usually paired with hook and ladder trucks, which do not carry water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025

I was trying to get some sleep, and that’s when they did the hook and ladder and the statue.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2018

He couldn’t find the play card for the hook and ladder, one of a handful of strategies at the end of a playoff game against New Orleans last season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2018

Alan Goldfarb Dear Diary: In high school in the ’50s, often I would look out the window and see a New York Fire Department hook and ladder truck drive by.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2010

It any such expensive and elaborate toys are bought, it may well be the plain express wagon or the hook and ladder and fire engine.

From Study of Child Life by Marion Foster Washburne


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