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Escalade Escalade Es`ca*lade", n. [F., Sp. escalada (cf. It. scalata),
fr. Sp. escalar to scale, LL. scalare, fr. L. scala ladder.
See Scale, v. t.] (Mil.)
A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in
which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart.
Sin enters, not by escalade, but by cunning or
treachery. --Buckminster.
Escalade Escalade Es`ca*lade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escaladed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Escalading.] (Mil.)
To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as,
to escalate a wall.
Escaladed Escalade Es`ca*lade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escaladed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Escalading.] (Mil.)
To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as,
to escalate a wall.
Escalading Escalade Es`ca*lade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escaladed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Escalading.] (Mil.)
To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as,
to escalate a wall.
Escalator Escalator Es"ca*la`tor, n. [NL. Cf. Escalade.]
A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that
the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one
stepping upon it is carried up or down; -- a trade term.
