noun
- acts of climbing or scaling walls, cliffs, or fortifications
Usage: military; historical
verb
- climbs or scales (a wall, cliff, or fortification)
Usage: military; historical
Examples
- The soldiers planned several escalades to breach the castle walls.
- Historical accounts describe the escalades used during medieval sieges.
- The army escalades the fortress under cover of darkness.
- Rock climbers practice techniques similar to military escalades.
- The general ordered his troops to escalade the enemy’s defenses.
- Ancient warfare often involved escalades using ladders and ropes.