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escalade
[ es-kuh-leyd, -lahd, es-kuh-leyd, -lahd ]
/ ˌɛs kəˈleɪd, -ˈlɑd, ˈɛs kəˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd /
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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.
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Origin of escalade
OTHER WORDS FROM escalade
es·ca·lad·er, nounWords nearby escalade
Esbo, esc., escabeche, escadrille, Escadrille Américaine, escalade, escalate, escalation, escalator, escalator clause, escallonia
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British Dictionary definitions for escalade
escalade
/ (ˌɛskəˈleɪd) /
noun
an assault by the use of ladders, esp on a fortification
verb
to gain access to (a place) by the use of ladders
Derived forms of escalade
escalader, nounWord Origin for escalade
C16: from French, from Italian scalata, from scalare to mount, scale ³
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