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1. (n.) escalade
a scaling or mounting by means of ladders, esp. in an assault upon a fortified place.
2. (v.t.) escalade
to mount, pass, or enter by means of ladders.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < MF < OPr *escalada=escal(ar) to scale3+-ada -ade1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) escalade
an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
2. (verb) escalade
climb up and over
"They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination"
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1. (verb) escalade
a furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart
2. (verb) escalade
to mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as, to escalate a wall
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