escalade

as inmount
as inscale
as inclimb

Synonyms for escalade

verb climb

Antonyms for escalade

Word Origin & History

1590s, "action of using ladders to scale the walls of a fortified place," from Middle French escalade (16c.) "an assault with ladders on a fortification," from Italian scalata, fem. past participle of scalare "to climb by means of a ladder," from scala "ladder," related to Latin scandere "to climb" (see scan). For initial e-, see especial.

Example Sentences for escalade

This body then made their way through the suburbs, to escalade the city walls.

And with his clubbed rifle he killed an Apache who was trying to escalade the hut.

I do not think that the gavachos will ever venture to attempt an escalade.

He seems fitted for the race and the escalade rather than for the struggle.

The tte-du-pont, a strong fortification, was taken by escalade.

He knew the weak points, and he could escalade the walls where they were unguarded.

And ever since the Genevans celebrate the day of the Escalade.

Famine or escalade was what the garrison had chiefly to fear.

The Achaeans were not able to invest Troy, and they never dreamed of an escalade.

They dashed forward more furiously than ever to escalade the wall.

escalade

Synonyms for escalade

Antonyms for escalade

climbed

climbing

mount

mounting

scale

escalade

Synonyms for escalade

Antonyms for escalade

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