noun, verb — 2 senses
UK /ˌɛskəˈleɪd/ · US /ˈɛskəˌleɪd/
Etymology Borrowed from French escalade, from Italian scalata, from scalare (“to climb”), from scala (“ladder”), from Latin scālae (“ladder”). Doublet of scalade.
An act of scaling walls or fortifications.
Etymology Borrowed from French escalade, from Italian scalata, from scalare (“to climb”), from scala (“ladder”), from Latin scālae (“ladder”). Doublet of scalade.
Government, Military, Politics, War Dated To scale the walls of a fortification.
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