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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 usually paired with hook and ladder trucks, which do not carry water.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

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

Hockinson used two trick plays — a hook and ladder and a wide-receiver pass — to make it a 10-point game.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2018

“I want a drum and a hook and ladder with an extentionisting ladder on it,” read the letter.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2015

The water supply is ample, the village being furnished with public cisterns and wells, and having an excellent fire department, with hook and ladder company.

From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman




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