scalade

[ skuh-leyd ]

nounArchaic.

Origin of scalade

1
First recorded in 1585–95; variant of escalade

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British Dictionary definitions for scalade

scalade

scalado (skəˈleɪdəʊ)

/ (skəˈleɪd) /


nounplural -lades or -lados
  1. short for escalade

Origin of scalade

1
C16: from Old Italian scalada, from scala a ladder; see scale ³

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