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What (who) is escalade - definition

ACT OF SCALING DEFENSIVE WALLS OR RAMPARTS WITH THE AID OF LADDERS

Assault Ladder; Siege ladder; Siege ladders; Escalades; Scaling ladder; Assault ladder

Escalade

·vt To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to Scale; as, to escalate a wall.

II. Escalade ·vt A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart.

escalade

I. v. a.

Scale.

II. n.

Assault with ladders.

escalade

[??sk?'le?d]

¦ noun historical the scaling of fortified walls using ladders, as a form of military attack.

Origin

C16: from Fr., or from Sp. escalada, escalado, from med. L. scalare 'to scale, climb', from L. scala 'ladder'.

Wikipedia

Escalade

Escalade is the act of scaling defensive walls or ramparts with the aid of ladders. Escalade was a prominent feature of sieges in ancient and medieval warfare, and though it is no longer common in modern warfare, escalade technologies are still developed and used in certain tactical applications.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalade

Examples of use of escalade

1. Enraged, Lohan chased their Cadillac Escalade until the women called the police.

2. He summons his son Jesus ("Get the Escalade, we‘re outta here!") and makes a fast exit.

3. A used Escalade can still command up to $4',000, she said.

4. Isaac Jeffs was driving the Escalade, state Trooper Kevin Honea told The Associated Press.

5. "The Yukon, Yukon Denali, Escalade, Tahoe, Suburban, Avalanche –– we love them," Henderson said.