First Known Use: 1598
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escalade
noun es·ca·lade \ˈes-kə-ˌlād, -ˌläd\
Definition of ESCALADE
: an act of scaling especially the walls of a fortification
— escalade transitive verb
— es·ca·lad·er noun
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Origin of ESCALADE
French, from Italian scalata, from scalare to scale, from scala ladder, from Late Latin — more at scale
Rhymes with ESCALADE
accolade, Adelaide, ambuscade, aquacade, balustrade, barricade, cable-laid, cannonade, carronade, cavalcade, centigrade, chambermaid, chiffonade, colonnade, countertrade, custom-made, dairymaid, defilade, enfilade, escapade, esplanade, everglade, foreign aid, fusillade, gallopade, gasconade, grant-in-aid, hawser-laid, hearing aid, intergrade, legal aid, lemonade, marinade, marmalade, masquerade, meter maid, motorcade, orangeade, orthograde, overtrade, palisade, panty raid, pasquinade, plantigrade, promenade, ready-made, renegade, retrograde, serenade, stock-in-trade, tailor-made, underlaid, visual aid
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