escalade
[es-kuh-leyd, -lahd, es-kuh-leyd, -lahd]
noun
a scaling or mounting by means of ladders, especially in an assault upon a fortified place.
verb (used with object), es·ca·lad·ed, es·ca·lad·ing.
to mount, pass, or enter by means of ladders.
Origin of escalade
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Related Words for escalade
escalate, rise, soar, arise, mount, scale, top, ascend, clamber, back, up, lift, vault, tower, bestride, escalade, surmountExamples from the Web for escalade
Contemporary Examples of escalade
In that scene, would they really drive around in an Escalade?
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October 29, 2012
I mean, he bought her an Escalade, but she still had to make the payments.
For Oprah, that might mean a cookie instead of a whole cake; for the rest of us, perhaps a movie instead of an Escalade.
Historical Examples of escalade
This body then made their way through the suburbs, to escalade the city walls.
Our SailorsW.H.G. Kingston
And with his clubbed rifle he killed an Apache who was trying to escalade the hut.
The Pirates of the PrairiesGustave Aimard
I do not think that the gavachos will ever venture to attempt an escalade.
The Buccaneer ChiefGustave Aimard
He seems fitted for the race and the escalade rather than for the struggle.
The Desert WorldArthur Mangin
The tte-du-pont, a strong fortification, was taken by escalade.
escalade
noun
verb
Word Origin for escalade
C16: from French, from Italian scalata, from scalare to mount, scale ³
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