escape ladder

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A ladder used for escaping from a building, especially during a fire.

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  • During the fire drill, we practiced using the escape ladder.
  • Every multi-story home should be equipped with a portable escape ladder.
  • The building inspector checked to ensure the escape ladder was securely fastened.
  • He quickly unfolded the escape ladder and helped his family climb down from the burning building.
  • Regulations require that an escape ladder be accessible from all upper-floor bedrooms.
  • Fortunately, they had an escape ladder stored under the bed for emergencies.
  • The old, rusty escape ladder on the side of the warehouse didn't look safe to use.
  • Learning how to deploy an escape ladder is a crucial part of our family's safety plan.
  • The hotel provides an escape ladder in each room above the ground floor.
  • They had to break the window to deploy the rope escape ladder.