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es·ca·lade

(ĕs′kə-lād′, -läd′)

The act of scaling a fortified wall or rampart.

[French, from Italian scalata, ultimately from Latin scālae, ladder; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]

es′ca·lade′ v.

es′ca·lad′er n.

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escalade

(ˌɛskəˈleɪd)

(Military) an assault by the use of ladders, esp on a fortification

(Military) to gain access to (a place) by the use of ladders

[C16: from French, from Italian scalata, from scalare to mount, scale³]

ˌescaˈlader n

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es•ca•lade

(ˌɛs kəˈleɪd, -ˈlɑd, ˈɛs kəˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd)

n., v. -lad•ed, -lad•ing. n.

1. a scaling or mounting by means of ladders, esp. in an assault upon a fortified place.

v.t.

2. to mount, pass, or enter by means of ladders.

[1590–1600; < Middle French < Old Provençal *escalada=escal(ar) to scale³ + -ada -ade¹]

es`ca•lad′er, n.

Escalade

a series of terraces, one above the other as in a staircase.

Example: escalade of melted snow, 1853.

escalade

Past participle: escaladed
Gerund: escalading

Imperative
escalade
escalade

Present
I escalade
you escalade
he/she/it escalades
we escalade
you escalade
they escalade

Preterite
I escaladed
you escaladed
he/she/it escaladed
we escaladed
you escaladed
they escaladed

Present Continuous
I am escalading
you are escalading
he/she/it is escalading
we are escalading
you are escalading
they are escalading

Present Perfect
I have escaladed
you have escaladed
he/she/it has escaladed
we have escaladed
you have escaladed
they have escaladed

Past Continuous
I was escalading
you were escalading
he/she/it was escalading
we were escalading
you were escalading
they were escalading

Past Perfect
I had escaladed
you had escaladed
he/she/it had escaladed
we had escaladed
you had escaladed
they had escaladed

Future
I will escalade
you will escalade
he/she/it will escalade
we will escalade
you will escalade
they will escalade

Future Perfect
I will have escaladed
you will have escaladed
he/she/it will have escaladed
we will have escaladed
you will have escaladed
they will have escaladed

Future Continuous
I will be escalading
you will be escalading
he/she/it will be escalading
we will be escalading
you will be escalading
they will be escalading

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been escalading
you have been escalading
he/she/it has been escalading
we have been escalading
you have been escalading
they have been escalading

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been escalading
you will have been escalading
he/she/it will have been escalading
we will have been escalading
you will have been escalading
they will have been escalading

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been escalading
you had been escalading
he/she/it had been escalading
we had been escalading
you had been escalading
they had been escalading

Conditional
I would escalade
you would escalade
he/she/it would escalade
we would escalade
you would escalade
they would escalade

Past Conditional
I would have escaladed
you would have escaladed
he/she/it would have escaladed
we would have escaladed
you would have escaladed
they would have escaladed

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Noun	1.	escalade - an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification) scaling - ascent by or as if by a ladder
Verb	1.	escalade - climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination" climb, climb up, go up, mount - go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

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