1.
[syn: ladder truck, aerial ladder truck]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
hook-and-ladder truck \hook"-and-lad"der truck\, hook and ladder
truck \hook" and lad"der truck\, hook and ladder \hook" and
lad"der\, n.
A firefighting truck equipped with a ladder extendable to
great length, for access to the upper stories of buildings;
it also carries other firefighting equipment; called also
ladder truck.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
ladder company \ladder company\, ladder truck \ladder truck\n.
Same as hook-and-ladder company, hook-and-ladder truck.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ladder truck
n 1: a fire engine carrying ladders [syn: ladder truck,
aerial ladder truck]