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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Escalade \Es`ca*lade"\, n. [F., Sp. escalada (cf. It. scalata),
     fr. Sp. escalar to scale, LL. scalare, fr. L. scala ladder.
     See Scale, v. t.] (Mil.)
     A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in
     which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Sin enters, not by escalade, but by cunning or
           treachery.                               --Buckminster.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Escalade \Es`ca*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escaladed; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Escalading.] (Mil.)
     To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as,
     to escalate a wall.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Escalade \Es`ca*lade"\, n. [F., Sp. escalada (cf. It. scalata),
     fr. Sp. escalar to scale, LL. scalare, fr. L. scala ladder.
     See Scale, v. t.] (Mil.)
     A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in
     which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart.
  
           Sin enters, not by escalade, but by cunning or
           treachery.                               --Buckminster.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Escalade \Es`ca*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escaladed; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Escalading.] (Mil.)
     To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as,
     to escalate a wall.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  escalade
       n : an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the
           walls of a fortification)
       v : climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach
           their destination"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  escalade
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η αναρρίχηση σε βουνό ή άλλο απότομο μέρος
     2 η κλιμάκωση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  escalade
     n.
     An act of scaling walls or fortifications.
     vb.
     (lb en military dated) To scale the walls of a fortification.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  escalade
     n.
     An act of scaling walls or fortifications.
     vb.
     (lb en military dated) To scale the walls of a fortification.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  escalade
     n.
     An act of scaling walls or fortifications.
     vb.
     (lb en military dated) To scale the walls of a fortification.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  escalade
     n.
     An act of scaling walls or fortifications.
     vb.
     (lb en military dated) To scale the walls of a fortification.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  escalade
     Ranska n.
     1 kiivetä, nousu
     2 vuorikiipeily
     3 (kuva) laajentua, levitä, eskalaatio
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 e scalad e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  escalade
     Franska n.
     1 (tagg sport språk=fr) bergsbestigning, klättring, bestigning
     2 eskalering
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr subst escalader)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  escalade /ˈɛskɐlˌeɪd/  
  1. escalada
  2. escalar

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  escalade /ˈɛskɐlˌeɪd/
  1. merdiven dayayarak duvar aşma, müstahkem bir yere merdivenleçıkıp hücum etme
  2. merdivenle çıkıp hücum etmek.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  escalade /ɛskalˈad/
  skeuliadur (skeuliadurioù /skøljadyʁjˈu/), pignadenn (pignadennoù /piɲadɛnˈu/), krapadenn (krapadennoù /kʁapadɛnˈu/)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (mur d'e.) escalade /ɛskalˈad/
  krapiñ (moger-g.)

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  escalade /ɛs.ka.lad/ 
  ескала́ция
  Aggravation d’un conflit

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  escalade /ɛs.ka.lad/ 
  1. Klettern, Bergsteigen
  (Alpinisme) Action d’escalader
  2. Eskalation
  Aggravation d’un conflit

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  escalade /ɛs.ka.lad/ 
  1. arrampicata
  (Alpinisme) Action d’escalader
  2. escalation
  Aggravation d’un conflit

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  escalade /ɛs.ka.lad/ 
  escalamento
  Aggravation d’un conflit

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  escalade /ɛs.ka.lad/ 
  1. скалолазание
  (Alpinisme) Action d’escalader
  2. подъем
  Aggravation d’un conflit

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  escalade /ɛs.ka.lad/ 
  1. escalada
  (Alpinisme) Action d’escalader
  2. escalada, escalación
  Aggravation d’un conflit

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɛskəˈɫɑd/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 用梯攀登城壁,攀登;
  v. 以梯子攀登;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 用梯攀登城壁,攀登
     vt. 以梯子攀登

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