a flight of stairs or a ladder for lowering over the side of a ship for access to and from a small boat.
The property ladder, without the implication of necessarily owning the place where one lives.
That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).