stepladder
[
step
-lad-er]
/ˈstɛpˌlæd ər/
noun
1.
a
ladder
having flat
steps
or treads in place of rungs.
2.
any
ladder
, especially a tall one with a hinged frame opening up to form four supporting legs.
Origin
1745-55;
step
+
ladder
Examples from the web for
stepladder
Avoid standing or sitting on a
stepladder
's top or pail shelf.
British Dictionary definitions for
stepladder
stepladder
/
ˈstɛpˌlædə
/
noun
1.
a folding portable ladder that is made of broad flat steps fixed to a supporting frame hinged at the top to another supporting frame
Word Origin and History for
stepladder
n.
one with steps instead of rungs, 1751, from
step
(n.) +
ladder
.