escalade
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es·ca·lade
(ĕs′kə-lād′, -läd′)n.
The act of scaling a fortified wall or rampart.
[French, from Italian scalata, ultimately from Latin scālae, ladder; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]
es′ca·lade′ v.
es′ca·lad′er n.
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escalade
(ˌɛskəˈleɪd)n
(Military) an assault by the use of ladders, esp on a fortification
vb
(Military) to gain access to (a place) by the use of ladders
[C16: from French, from Italian scalata, from scalare to mount, scale3]
ˌescaˈlader n
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es•ca•lade
(ˌɛs kəˈleɪd, -ˈlɑd, ˈɛs kəˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd)n., v. -lad•ed, -lad•ing. n.
1. a scaling or mounting by means of ladders, esp. in an assault upon a fortified place.
v.t. 2. to mount, pass, or enter by means of ladders.
es`ca•lad′er, n.
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Escalade
a series of terraces, one above the other as in a staircase.Example: escalade of melted snow, 1853.
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escalade
Past participle: escaladed
Gerund: escalading
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| Noun | 1. | escalade - an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification) scaling - ascent by or as if by a ladder |
| Verb | 1. | escalade - climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination" |
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