scaling ladder

American  

noun

1. a ladder for climbing high walls.

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scaling ladder British  

noun

1. a ladder used to climb high walls, esp one used formerly to enter a besieged town, fortress, etc

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Etymology

Origin of scaling ladder

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

scaling ladder

Meta styled Muse Spark as “the first step on our scaling ladder and the first product of a ground-up overhaul.”

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

The sailors had no scaling ladder with them.

From Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds by Walter Fenton Mott

Here, however, I was less fortunate, there being no way of entering the building, save by walking in through the gate, or climbing the walls with the help of a scaling ladder.

From Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess by Edward S. Hodgson

So, up he went, deserting the faithful scaling ladder on the roof, for the time being.

From The Voice on the Wire by Eustace Hale Ball

Among them was Captain Bate, of the Actaeon, who was killed while about to mount a scaling ladder.

From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by William Henry Giles Kingston

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