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scalade
noun sca·lade \skə-ˈlād, -ˈläd\
plural sca·lades or sca·la·dos
Definition of SCALADE
archaic : escalade
Variants of SCALADE
sca·lade or sca·la·do \-ˈlā-(ˌ)dō, -ˈlä-\
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Origin of SCALADE
obsolete Italian scalada, from scalare to scale, from scala ladder, staircase, from Late Latin — more at scale
First Known Use: 1591
Rhymes with SCALADE
abrade, afraid, air raid, arcade, Band-Aid, barmaid, Belgrade, blockade, bondmaid, bridesmaid, brigade, brocade, cascade, charade, clichéd, cockade, corrade, cross-trade, crusade, decade, degrade, dissuade, downgrade, evade, eyeshade, fair-trade, first aid, glissade, grenade, handmade, homemade, housemaid, inlaid, invade, limeade, low-grade, man-made, mermaid, milkmaid, navaid, nightshade, nursemaid, old maid, parade, persuade, pervade, plain-laid, pomade, postpaid, sacheted, sea-maid, self-made, stockade, sunshade, switchblade, torsade, twayblade, twice-laid, unbraid, unlade, unmade, unpaid, upbraid, upgrade
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