scaling ladder

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scaling ladder

noun scaling ladders · scalingladder

A ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification. Those who survived were forced to carry the Mongols' long scaling ladders up to the very walls of the fortress, while others were made to erect their siege engines under heavy fire.

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noun a ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification

日本語	雲梯 untei
中文	雲梯 /云梯 yúntī

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@misc{scaling_ladder_2026,
  title = {scaling ladder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scaling%20ladder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}