escalade

Example Sentences

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The Duke of Normandy pressed him sorely, so that the French looked likely to take the town by escalade.

From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

An attempt to escalade the fortress was made, under the guidance of a native goat-herd.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick

He stopped suddenly, and gazed for a moment at the riband on the top of the escalade.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various

The position was of great strength, and would have been an ugly place to carry by escalade.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams

For escalade they used ladders fixed on wheeled platforms; but the most important means of attack against a high wall were the movable towers of wood.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various