| n. | 1. | (Mil.) A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart. |
| v. t. | 1. | (Mil.) To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; |
| Noun | 1. | escalade - an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification) |
| Verb | 1. | escalade - climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination" |