Jacob's ladder

Etymology
After the Biblical.

Noun

 * 1)  A ladder leading to heaven.
 * 2) A flowering plant of the genus Polemonium.
 * 3)  A rope ladder from the ratline to the upper mast.
 * 4) A toy consisting of blocks of wood, held together by strings or ribbons, that appear to cascade downward as they flip over.
 * 5) A pocketknife consisting of two handle segments joined by a pivot, with a blade connected by a second pivot to the end of one handle segment.
 * 6)  A noncompact surface resembling a ladder made of handlebodies.
 * 7) A high-voltage electrical device, often used as a visual effect in old movies, which has a pair of vertical electrodes that form an arc between them starting at the bottom, rising to the top, then repeating.
 * 8)  A serving of short ribs.
 * 9)  A ladder or run in a pair of tights.
 * 1)  A noncompact surface resembling a ladder made of handlebodies.
 * 2) A high-voltage electrical device, often used as a visual effect in old movies, which has a pair of vertical electrodes that form an arc between them starting at the bottom, rising to the top, then repeating.
 * 3)  A serving of short ribs.
 * 4)  A ladder or run in a pair of tights.
 * 1)  A serving of short ribs.
 * 2)  A ladder or run in a pair of tights.
 * 1)  A ladder or run in a pair of tights.

Derived terms

 * Appalachian Jacob's ladder

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * German:, , Sperrkraut
 * Polish:


 * Dutch:
 * German:, Lotsentreppe


 * German:


 * German:
 * Polish: drabina Jakuba