"salmon ladder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: salmon ladders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} salmon ladder (plural salmon ladders)
  1. A fish ladder built for salmon. Translations (fish ladder built for salmon): Lachstreppe [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-salmon_ladder-en-noun-6CgcFTVx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 40 4 Disambiguation of 'fish ladder built for salmon': 93 5 2
  2. (sports, exercise) A physical-training exercise where the exerciser moves a crossbeam to progressively higher positions on a pair of posts while hanging from it with his arms. Categories (topical): Exercise, Sports
    Sense id: en-salmon_ladder-en-noun-J9-Rc9vM Topics: exercise, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. The apparatus used for this exercise.
    Sense id: en-salmon_ladder-en-noun-Ps7qH7Nn

Inflected forms

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