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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

Q. Coach Meyer, you referenced the hook and ladder.

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

"I feel like I belong to a hook and ladder company," laughed Jim.

From The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure by Roosevelt, Wyn




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