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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
rope ladder
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ As she looked up into the spotlight and the rope ladder unfurled she thought the Chinooks had come for her.
▪ Instead there is a perpendicular rope ladder.
▪ Talbot, accompanied by Denholm, climbed down a rope ladder to greet the owner.
▪ The police crew secured a line to the bow, then dropped a rope ladder over the side.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rope ladder

Rope \Rope\, n. [AS. r[=a]p; akin to D. reep, G. reif ring hoop, Icel. reip rope, Sw. rep, Dan. reb, reeb Goth. skaudaraip latchet.]

  1. A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage.

  2. A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions.

  3. pl. The small intestines; as, the ropes of birds.

    Rope ladder, a ladder made of ropes.

    Rope mat., a mat made of cordage, or strands of old rope.

    Rope of sand, something of no cohession or fiber; a feeble union or tie; something not to be relied upon.

    Rope pump, a pump in which a rapidly running endless rope raises water by the momentum communicated to the water by its adhesion to the rope.

    Rope transmission (Mach.), a method of transmitting power, as between distant places, by means of endless ropes running over grooved pulleys.

    Rope's end, a piece of rope; especially, one used as a lash in inflicting punishment.

    To give one rope, to give one liberty or license; to let one go at will uncheked.

Wiktionary
rope ladder

n. A flexible ladder, constructed of rope, often with wooden rungs, suspended from the top

WordNet
rope ladder

n. a ladder with side pieces of rope

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Rope ladder
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Usage examples of "rope ladder".

Coming to a lower ledge, she uncovered another rope ladder and rolled it over the side, cursing when it tangled.

I can't for instance, visualize the President descending two hundred feet of rope ladder.

Black looked unconvinced, but grasped the base of the rope ladder and began hoisting himself up.

For an instant I held it, then tugged and grabbed for the rope ladder.

The iron grating had been removed and a rope ladder led down into darkness.

A rope ladder dangled from the lowest branch of the colossus, 33 meters up.

It was not too dark to see now that a rope ladder had fallen from the belly of the flitter.

The captain snatched up a rope ladder and draped it over the side of the ship.