step ladder

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Noun

step ladder (plural step ladders)

1. A ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle.
2. (Australian rules football, slang) The player over whom another player marks to take a spectacular mark.

Related terms

• step stool
• step chair

Translations

• French: escabeau
• German: Stufenleiter, Stehleiter, Trittleiter, Leitertritt, Tritt, Bockleiter
• Italian: scaletta, scaleo, scala a libretto
• Portuguese: escadote
• Russian: стремя́нка
• Spanish: escalerilla

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