"attic ladder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: attic ladders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} attic ladder (plural attic ladders)
  1. (countable) A usually retractable ladder used to access an attic through an attic door. Tags: countable Synonyms: disappearing stairs, loft ladder [UK] Translations (climbing tool to access an attic): vlieringtrap [masculine] (Dutch), Bodentreppe [feminine] (German), Dachgeschossleiter [feminine] (German), Speichertreppe [feminine] (German), Dachbodenleiter [feminine] (German), סולם לעליית גג [masculine] (Hebrew), סולם מתקפל לגג [masculine] (Hebrew), padlásfeljáró (Hungarian), scala retrattile [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-attic_ladder-en-noun-OHcKq5eC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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