About The Word Escalade
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Escalade
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What's The Definition Of Escalade?
[n] an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
[v] climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination" Synonyms | Synonyms for Escalade: Related Terms | Find terms related to Escalade: See Also | climb | climb up | go up | mount | scaling Escalade In Webster's Dictionary \Es`ca*lade"\, n. [F., Sp. escalada (cf. It. scalata),
fr. Sp. escalar to scale, LL. scalare, fr. L. scala ladder.
See {Scale}, v. t.] (Mil.)
A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in
which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart.
Sin enters, not by escalade, but by cunning or
treachery. --Buckminster.
\Es`ca*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Escaladed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Escalading}.] (Mil.) To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as, to escalate a wall. |
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