escalade
51Escalade — The taking of a town by scaling its wall with ladders. The 15c Latin verb was escalo = to scale. [< Lat. scala = a staircase] …
52escalade — es·ca·lade || ‚eskÉ™ leɪd n. scaling or climbing walls using ladders (especially of a fortification) …
53escalade — [ˌɛskə leɪd] noun historical the scaling of fortified walls using ladders, as a form of military attack. Origin C16: from Fr., or from Sp. escalada, escalado, from med. L. scalare to scale, climb , from L. scala ladder …
54escalade — I. v. a. Scale. II. n. Assault with ladders …
55Escalade — ♦ Scaling of a castle wall. (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 226) …
56escalade — es·ca·lade …
57escalade — es•ca•lade [[t]ˌɛs kəˈleɪd, ˈlɑd, ˈɛs kəˌleɪd, ˌlɑd[/t]] n. v. lad•ed, lad•ing 1) for a scaling or mounting by means of ladders, esp. in an assault upon a fortified place 2) for to mount, pass, or enter by means of ladders • Etymology: 1590–1600; …
58escalade — /ɛskəˈleɪd/ (say eskuh layd) noun 1. a scaling or mounting by means of ladders, especially in an assault upon a fortified place. –verb (t) (escaladed, escalading) 2. to mount, pass, or enter by means of ladders. {French, from Italian scalata,… …
59escalade — n. act of scaling wall or crossing moat with ladder …
60escalade — nf. ; fête genevoise : èskalâda (Albanais.001, Saxel). A1) montée, grimpée : montâ, grinpâ (001, Villards Thônes) …
