escalade

(es′kə lād′)

noun

the act of scaling or climbing the walls of a fortified place by ladders

Origin: Fr < It scalata < scalare, to climb < L scala, ladder: see scale

to climb (a wall, etc.) or enter (a fortified place) by ladders

See escalade in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of scaling a fortified wall or rampart.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Italian scalata

Origin: , ultimately from Latin scālae, ladder; see skand- in Indo-European roots

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