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Definition of snakes and ladders noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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snakes and ladders

noun

snakes and ladders pronunciation English

snakes and ladders pronunciation American

(British English) [uncountable]

a children's game played on a special board with pictures of snakes and ladders on it. Players move their pieces up the ladders to go forward and down the snakes to go back.

see also Chutes and Ladders