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scalade

(skə-lādˈ, -lädˈ) also sca·la·do (-lāˈdō, -läˈ-)

noun pl. sca·lades also sca·la·dos
Archaic

An act of scaling a wall; an escalade.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of Italian scalata

Origin: , from scala, ladder; see escalade

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