escalade
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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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 first necessity for the wall was height, to give security against escalade.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
Fatah sought out his young brother, Dost Mohammed, gave him in charge to a trusty adherent, fixed an income for his support, and marched away to besiege Qandhar, which he took by escalade.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 by Various
And three more squads of 'em missing, sir—looted, your honour's arternoon by means of escalade t'other side party-wall.
From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery
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
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
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