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escalade

American  
[es-kuh-leyd, -lahd, es-kuh-leyd, -lahd] / ˌɛs kəˈleɪd, -ˈlɑd, ˈɛs kəˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd /

noun

  1. a scaling or mounting by means of ladders, especially in an assault upon a fortified place.

verb (used with object)

escaladed, escalading

  1. to mount, pass, or enter by means of ladders.

escalade British  
/ ˌɛskəˈleɪd /

noun

  1. an assault by the use of ladders, esp on a fortification

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verb

  1. to gain access to (a place) by the use of ladders

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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

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