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Antonyms for escalade

Grammar : Verb
Spell : es-kuh-leyd, -lahd, es-kuh-leyd, -lahd
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛs kəˈleɪd, -ˈlɑd, ˈɛs kəˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd

Definition of escalade

Origin :
  • 1590s, "action of using ladders to scale the walls of a fortified place," from Middle French escalade (16c.) "an assault with ladders on a fortification," from Italian scalata, fem. past participle of scalare "to climb by means of a ladder," from scala "ladder," related to Latin scandere "to climb" (see scan). For initial e-, see especial.
  • As in mount : verb climb
  • As in scale : verb ascend, climb
  • As in climb : verb crawl, move up
Example sentences :
  • This body then made their way through the suburbs, to escalade the city walls.
  • Extract from : « Our Sailors » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • And with his clubbed rifle he killed an Apache who was trying to escalade the hut.
  • Extract from : « The Pirates of the Prairies » by Gustave Aimard
  • I do not think that the gavachos will ever venture to attempt an escalade.
  • Extract from : « The Buccaneer Chief » by Gustave Aimard
  • He seems fitted for the race and the escalade rather than for the struggle.
  • Extract from : « The Desert World » by Arthur Mangin
  • The tte-du-pont, a strong fortification, was taken by escalade.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 397, November 1848 » by Various
  • He knew the weak points, and he could escalade the walls where they were unguarded.
  • Extract from : « Freaks of Fanaticism » by Sabine Baring-Gould
  • And ever since the Genevans celebrate the day of the Escalade.
  • Extract from : « The Spell of Switzerland » by Nathan Haskell Dole
  • Famine or escalade was what the garrison had chiefly to fear.
  • Extract from : « Old Mortality, Complete, Illustrated » by Sir Walter Scott
  • The Achaeans were not able to invest Troy, and they never dreamed of an escalade.
  • Extract from : « The World of Homer » by Andrew Lang
  • They dashed forward more furiously than ever to escalade the wall.
  • Extract from : « Happy Days for Boys and Girls » by Various

Synonyms for escalade

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