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snakes and ladders

snakes and lad·ders


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. board game: a game played on a board marked out with squares and with a number of snakes and ladders printed on it, in which players move counters toward the finishing point. Players may climb a ladder to a point closer to the finish, but must go down a snake to a square closer to the starting point. ( takes a singular verb )

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