Associations to the word «Escalade»

Wiktionary

ESCALADE, noun. An act of scaling walls or fortifications
ESCALADE, verb. (military) (dated) To scale the walls of a fortification.

Dictionary definition

ESCALADE, noun. An act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification).
ESCALADE, verb. Climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination".

Wise words

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