a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different levels

a set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another, typically including the handrail and supporting structures

a piece of equipment consisting of a series of bars or steps used for climbing up or down

a figurative ladder or means used to reach a goal or achieve progress

a military formation or unit arrangement in parallel lines

agricultural land on a slope cut into a series of successively receding flat platforms to facilitate farming

a power-driven set of stairs that move up or down

An extension ladder used by firefighters for high-altitude rescues.

having a shape resembling a ladder or a series of steps; terraced

A horizontal bar or crosspiece forming a step of a ladder.

a piece of playground equipment with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down

a steep and treacherous high mountain path or road

the space or room in a building that contains a staircase

a rope ladder

a level, tier, or batch within a sequence or formation

a set of steps or a ramp used for boarding or disembarking from a ship or aircraft

human ladder (formed to help someone climb a wall etc); (fig.) a person who sacrifices themselves for the success of others

a piece of gymnastic apparatus featuring a rotating or spiral ladder

TNT (trinitrotoluene)

a rope ladder

lecture theater

a pricing structure where the unit cost changes as the quantity consumed reaches specific thresholds, common in utility billing

to take an elevator

Ossetia (ethnolinguistic region in the Caucasus Mountains)

An elevator or lift designed primarily for carrying passengers rather than freight.

A staircase that incorporates a right-angled turn, typically at a landing.

private, confidential, or close, typically referring to talk or relationships within a family

laddering (of stock sales)

gangplank; gangway

echelon formation (military)

(bird species of China) Tickell's thrush (Turdus unicolor)

head of a flight of stairs

a level platform between flights of stairs or at the head of a staircase, sometimes serving as a balcony or terrace

ship's ladder

an elevator or lift designed for the transportation of goods rather than passengers