ladder truck
nounDefinition of ladder truck
Examples of ladder truck in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Firefighters responded with a ladder truck, and Metro Transit and St. Paul officers found a bloody knife on the roof, Linders said. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, "12-year-old arrested in stabbing that wounded man at St. Paul bus stop," 26 Aug. 2019 Firefighters at Port Everglades used a ladder truck Sunday to rescue a worker suffering from heat exposure 50 feet down in a cargo ship. — David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, "Firefighters rescue man from 50 feet inside ship at Port Everglades," 18 Aug. 2019 The union presented documents prepared by the administration that showed 48 percent of the fire engines and 54 percent of the hook-a-ladder trucks are in fair or poor condition. — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, "Cleveland firefighters demand chief’s ouster, claim he broke rules by campaigning for Mayor Frank Jackson," 7 Aug. 2019 The truck was never put into use, and Andover Fire Rescue will continue to use its current ladder truck with no interruption in service until the new truck is returned and ready for use in early September, officials said. — Maria Lovato, BostonGlobe.com, "Town of Andover returns fire engine after finding it was 5 inches too tall," 16 July 2019 All along the route, spectators tossed water balloons and shot water cannons at firefighters perched atop ladder trucks, and others riding on parade floats. — Melanie Savage, courant.com, "Columbia Lions Host Annual July 4th Parade," 12 July 2019 New fire department equipment: A new pumper and ladder truck recently arrived at the new North Ridgeville Fire Station. — cleveland.com, "Historic Sally’s West Shore Pub coming down: Short Takes on Avon, Avon Lake and North Ridgeville," 12 July 2019 Firefighters used a ladder truck to get closer to the flames that erupted from the explosion. — NBC News, "Charlotte house explosion: Charlotte woman found dead in home," 3 July 2019 The Baltimore City Fire Department provided a ladder truck, which members of the Baltimore Police Crisis Response Team climbed to talk with the man, officials said. — Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore police rescue man from top of Howard Street Bridge," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ladder truck.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more