HyperDic: escalade

English > 2 senses of the word escalade:
VERBmotionescaladeclimb up and over
NOUNactescaladean act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls / walls / walls / walls of a fortification)
English > escalade: 2 senses > noun 1, act
MeaningAn act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls / walls / walls / walls of a fortification).
Broaderscalingascent by or as if by a ladder / ladder
Spanishescalada
Catalanescalada, escalade
Verbsescaladeclimb up and over
English > escalade: 2 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaningclimb up and over.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination"
Broaderclimb, climb up, mount, go upgo upward with gradual or continuous progress
Nounsescaladean act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls / walls / walls / walls of a fortification)
escaladersomeone who gains access by the use of ladders

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