also: くりだしばしご
extension ladder; aerial ladder
A ladder that can be extended, typically used by firefighters or for high-reach tasks. The term is neutral and technical.
The firefighters used an extension ladder to rescue the person stranded on the upper floor of the building.
This extension ladder can be extended up to 15 meters.
The firefighter extended the ladder up to the rooftop.
The crew set the extension ladder against the building's wall.
The rescue team climbed up to the third-floor window using the extension ladder.
梯子 is the general word for any ladder, while 繰り出し梯子 specifically denotes an extendable type used for reaching great heights.
脚立 is a self-supporting stepladder that does not extend, unlike the telescoping 繰り出し梯子.
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Standard kanji spelling with high priority.
Variant with simplified 繰出し; less common but still used.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; may be used for clarity or in contexts where the kanji 梯子 is less familiar.
Rare spelling with rendaku (voicing) on はしご; the reading くりだしばしご is less common.
Compound of 繰り出す (to extend, to send out) and 梯子 (ladder). The reading くりだしばしご is a result of rendaku (sequential voicing) on はしご.