1. plural of ladder; portable structures with rungs or steps for climbing up or down
2. runs or tears in stockings or tights that spread vertically
Usage: British

1. third person singular present of ladder; causes runs in stockings or tights
Usage: British

Examples

• The firefighters used tall ladders to reach the upper floors.
• We keep several ladders in the garage for home repairs.
• She got ladders in her stockings while climbing the fence.
• The painter set up two ladders against the house.
• Her tights laddered when she caught them on the chair.
• Construction workers carried aluminum ladders to the site.
• The library has rolling ladders to reach high shelves.