rope ladder
noun
: a ladder that has short pieces (called rungs) which are held between two long ropes
Examples of rope ladder in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, had scaled the perimeter of the castle with a nylon rope ladder and was in the grounds for two hours before officers confronted him with tasers.
—
Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
The scene takes place 7,500 years ago and shows an individual scaling a rope ladder tied into loops precariously propped against a cliff face.
—Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
He was put on a stretcher to be lowered by ropes off the side of the ship, with Eberlein climbing down a rope ladder to join him.
—Bram Sable-Smith, CBS News, 24 May 2024
After being reached by the cruise ship, Robinson had to climb naked up a rope ladder hanging from the boat’s side, per The Times.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
In 1965, Ronnie Biggs, a member of the gang that carried out the Great Train Robbery of 1963, scaled the prison’s wall with a rope ladder and was spirited away in a van parked outside.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
Conversely, for many Medi-Cal patients, those stairs are more like a fraying rope ladder.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
Then, as if this world had spontaneously begun to understand my trouble, a rope ladder dropped from a helicopter.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 May 2022
Upper Merion police say the incident occurred around 1:40 p.m. on Saturday after the boy got tangled up in a rope ladder at Thrillz High Flying Adventure Park in King of Prussia, according to CBS station KYW-TV and NBC station WCAU.
—Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2023
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
The scene takes place 7,500 years ago and shows an individual scaling a rope ladder tied into loops precariously propped against a cliff face.
—Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
He was put on a stretcher to be lowered by ropes off the side of the ship, with Eberlein climbing down a rope ladder to join him.
—Bram Sable-Smith, CBS News, 24 May 2024
After being reached by the cruise ship, Robinson had to climb naked up a rope ladder hanging from the boat’s side, per The Times.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
In 1965, Ronnie Biggs, a member of the gang that carried out the Great Train Robbery of 1963, scaled the prison’s wall with a rope ladder and was spirited away in a van parked outside.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
Conversely, for many Medi-Cal patients, those stairs are more like a fraying rope ladder.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
Then, as if this world had spontaneously begun to understand my trouble, a rope ladder dropped from a helicopter.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 May 2022
Upper Merion police say the incident occurred around 1:40 p.m. on Saturday after the boy got tangled up in a rope ladder at Thrillz High Flying Adventure Park in King of Prussia, according to CBS station KYW-TV and NBC station WCAU.
—Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2023
Dictionary Entries Near rope ladder
Cite this Entry
“Rope ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rope%20ladder. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share