accommodation ladder
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- (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongsideType of sea ladder, sea steps
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Accommodation ladder
Nautical, a light ladder hung over the side of a ship at the gangway, useful in ascending from, or descending to, small boats.
From the entry Accommodation.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54