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escalade
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.0.48:
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]
