Definition of Escalade

the act of climbing or scaling defensive walls with the aid of ladders

Examples of Escalade in a sentence

Even the strongest men were unable to escalade the tower of the north castle.  🔊

Positioning himself carefully allowed the man to escalade the wall and escape through the field.  🔊

Being without a map of the fortress made trying to escalade the wall a risky venture.  🔊

In a failed attempt to escalade the barrier, the mountaineer injured his leg.  🔊

With only a partition standing in their way, the soldiers prepared to escalade the final barrier and seize the city.  🔊

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