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hook and ladder
noun
1.
or
hook-and-ladder truck
:
ladder truck
2.
or
hood-and-ladder company
:
ladder company
* * *
a fire engine, usually a tractor-trailer, fitted with long, extensible ladders and other equipment. Also called
hook-and-ladder truck, ladder truck
.
[
1825-35,
Amer.
]
Useful english dictionary
.
2012
.