extension ladder in English

noun
1
a ladder that can be extended by means of sliding sections.
Never use a step ladder in a folded position by pretending it's an extension ladder and leaning it against something - the feet are angled the wrong way for this use, and the ladder will easily slip.

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1. A portable tool carrying and storage apparatus (100, 200) for use with either a step ladder (10) or extension ladder (20) which is designed to accommodate a wide variety of tools.

2. An Articulated Ladder is a portable ladder with one or more pairs of locking hinges which allow the ladder to be set up in several configurations such as a single or extension ladder, with or without a stand-off, a stepladder, a trestle ladder, scaffold or work table.