GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Escalade (?), 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.
   
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   Sin enters, not by escalade, but by cunning or treachery. Buckminster.
   
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   Escalade, 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”.
   
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