scalade
[ skuh-leyd ]
/ skəˈleɪd /
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noun Archaic.
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Origin of scalade
First recorded in 1585–95; variant of escalade
Words nearby scalade
scagliola, Scala, scalability, scalable, scala cordonata, scalade, scalage, Scala, La, scalar, scalare, scalar field
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Example sentences from the Web for scalade
He tried some small prefatory Siege or scalade of Pesth; could not do it; and came his ways home again, as the best course.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas CarlyleWentworth starts building batteries, in spite of the rain-deluges; then stops building;—decides to do it by scalade, after all.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.)|Thomas CarlyleSee, my lads, yonder are likely to be some short ladders; these we will splice with rope, and so make the scalade!
Francezka|Molly Elliot Seawell
British Dictionary definitions for scalade
Word Origin for scalade
C16: from Old Italian scalada, from scala a ladder; see scale ³
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