1. (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps
   - Jacob's ladder, pilot ladder

Derived forms: jack ladders

Type of: ladder

• hemicrania
• hemicycle
• hemidemisemiquaver
• hemiepiphyte
• Hemigalus
• Hemigalus hardwickii
• Hemigrammus
• hemihedral
• Hemimetabola
• hemimetabolic
• hemimetabolism
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• hemimetaboly
• hemimetamorphic
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• hemin
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• hemiplegia