Defn: A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in which
ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart.
Sin enters, not by escalade, but by cunning or treachery.
Buckminster.
ESCALADE
Es`ca*lade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escaladed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Escalading.] (Mil.)
Defn: To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as, to escalate a wall.
ESCALATOR
Es"ca*la`tor, n. [NL. Cf. Escalade.]
Defn: A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one stepping upon it is carried up or down; — a trade term.
ESCALLOP
Es*cal"lop, n.
Defn: See Escalop.
ESCALLOPED
Es*cal"loped, a.
Defn: See Escaloped.
ESCALOP Es*cal"op, n. Etym: [OF. escalope shell, F. escalope a sort of cut of meat. See Scallop.]