scalade

[skuh-leyd]

noun Archaic.

escalade.

Origin of scalade

First recorded in 1585–95; variant of escalade

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Historical Examples

Wentworth 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 Carlyle
See, 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
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 Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for scalade

scalade

scalado (skəˈleɪdəʊ)

noun plural -lades or -lados

short for escalade

Word Origin

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

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Examples from the Web for scalade

Historical Examples

Wentworth starts building batteries, in spite of the rain-deluges; then stops building;—decides to do it by scalade, after all.

See, my lads, yonder are likely to be some short ladders; these we will splice with rope, and so make the 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.

scalade

scalado (skəˈleɪdəʊ)

Word Origin

Origin of scalade