ladderway

Climb-through floor opening

A ladderway is a vertical passage or shaft fitted with a ladder, typically found in ships, industrial structures, or mines.

It provides access between decks or levels where stairs would be impractical: The crew descended through the ladderway to the engine room.

access

passage

Segment of text

entryAccess or submission
exitWay to leave
egressMeans of departure

ingress · threshold · corridor · passageway · tunnel · shaft · crawlspace · manhole · inspection · basement

emergency

evacuation

Removal from danger

safetyFreedom from harm
rescueSave from harm
egressMeans of departure

alarm · lifeline · survival · hazard · refuge · smoke · descent

structure

rungs

Ladder's horizontal bars

stepsSequential actions in process
handrailsBars for gripping while walking
treadsOuter tire surfaces

risers · vertical · hatch · opening · narrow · steep · fixed · metal · shipboard · companionway

nautical

ship

Seagoing transport vessel

deckShip's flat surface
belowAt a lower position
vesselReceptacle for contents

hull · bulkhead · compartment · galley · berth · cabin · hatch · gangway · porthole · maritime

Opposites

vertical access method

ladderwayelevator

Vertical conveyance between floors

lift · staircase · stairway · stairs · escalator

direction/destination

ladderwaytop

Uppermost part or surface

bottom · landing · summit · peak · deck

Family

ladder, way, ladders, laddered, laddering, ways, wayside, wayward, pathway

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