Associations to the word «Escalade»

Wiktionary

ESCALADE, noun. An act of scaling walls or fortifications
ESCALADE, verb. (military) (dated) To scale the walls of a fortification.

Dictionary definition

ESCALADE, noun. An act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification).
ESCALADE, verb. Climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination".

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle