Meaning & use
Spanish ladder
Last updated
Meaning
nouncountabletechnical
A traditional wooden ladder whose rungs are tied or pegged to the side rails, often used in rural or historic settings.
Grammar: Countable: a Spanish ladder, two Spanish ladders.
Patterns
- a Spanish ladder
- climb a Spanish ladder
The old barn still had a Spanish ladder hanging on the wall.
Workers used a Spanish ladder to reach the roof tiles.
He learned to make a Spanish ladder from his grandfather.
Word forms
| plural | Spanish ladders |
|---|
Common combinations
- wooden Spanish ladder
- They bought a wooden Spanish ladder for the garden shed.
- climb a Spanish ladder
- You need steady hands to climb a Spanish ladder.
- traditional Spanish ladder
- The museum displays a traditional Spanish ladder from the 1800s.
Synonyms and how they differ
- ladder
- Ladder is the general term; Spanish ladder specifies the traditional wooden type.
Commonly confused: Spanish ladder or step ladder?
Spanish ladder vs step ladder
A step ladder is a self-supporting ladder with flat steps, not a Spanish ladder.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'Spanish ladder' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A Spanish ladder is a physical object, so painting it makes sense. The other options treat it as a language, a dance, or food, which are wrong.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Spanish ladder”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.