Definition of escalade
English to English noun - an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
source: WordNet 3.0 - A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart.
source: Webster 1913 verb - climb up and over
They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination.
source: WordNet 3.0 - To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as, to escalate a wall.
source: Webster 1913
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