ladder wall

noun

A type of wall obstacle in obstacle course racing composed of a vertical wall of crossbeams with space in between the beams, where competitors must climb up the wall, go over, and climb back down.

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Meanings

nounladder wall (plural ladder walls)

plural ladder walls

  1. A type of wall obstacle in obstacle course racing composed of a vertical wall of crossbeams with space in between the beams, where competitors must climb up the wall, go over, and climb back down.

Origin

From ladder + wall from the construction of the wall akin to a ladder and the action needed to pass the obstacle, climbing it like a ladder.

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APA

ladder wall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladder%20wall

MLA

“ladder wall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladder%20wall. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ladder wall,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladder%20wall.

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