escalade

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escalade

/ˌɛskəˈleɪd/ UK
/ˈɛskəˌleɪd/ US
/ˈɛskəˌlɑd/ US

Rhymes with -eɪd

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Borrowed from French escalade, from Italian scalata, from scalare (“to climb”), from scala (“ladder”), from Latin scālae (“ladder”). Doublet of scalade.

noun escalades

An act of scaling walls or fortifications. An escalade was required for the warriors to attack the troops.
Similar: scalade

verb escalades · escalading · escaladed

dated To scale the walls of a fortification.

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verb to scale the walls of a fortification

Français	escalader
Română	escalada

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"escalade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/escalade. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{escalade_2026,
  title = {escalade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/escalade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}