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escalade definition
es·ca·lade (es′kə lād′)
noun
the act of scaling or climbing the walls of a fortified place by ladders
Etymology: Fr < It scalata < scalare, to climb < L scala, ladder: see scale
transitive verb escaladed -·lad′ed, escalading -·lad′·ing
to climb (a wall, etc.) or enter (a fortified place) by ladders
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