escalade
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- escalader noun
Etymology
Origin of escalade
1590–1600; < Middle French < Old Provençal *escalada, equivalent to escal ( ar ) to scale 3 + -ada -ade 1
Example Sentences
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The position was of great strength, and would have been an ugly place to carry by escalade.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
The assailants had no heavy artillery, nor any material for escalade; but they had money, and gold proved a better battering-train than lead.
From Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
When the increasing height of walls made escalade too difficult, other means of attack had to be invented.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
An attempt to escalade the fortress was made, under the guidance of a native goat-herd.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick
It had finally been decided to carry the town by escalade, and this was to be attempted during the first snow-storm, such as that which finally came on this night preceding Sunday, December 31st.
From The Road to Paris by Stephens, Robert Neilson
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