Words / B1

STEPL-ad-uh/ˈsteplædə/

A stepladder is a short folding ladder with flat steps and a top platform. A ladder is often longer and leans; a stool is for sitting. Drama: a stepladder is staff-only; standing on a chair is still a fall in the accident book.

Meaning

A short folding ladder with flat steps and a top platform.

Examples

• “A stepladder in drama is staff-only; standing on a chair is still a fall in the accident book.”
• “A stepladder in the store still needs two feet on the floor; the top platform is not a seat for a dare.”

Good to know

a stepladder. Contrast: a ladder / a stool. Drama / site. Countable ladders. Mix-up: a step is one stair; a stepladder is the whole folding set.

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