escalade
Example Sentences
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He was the same composed and self-possessed being in a besieged garrison, in the moment of a threatened escalade, as amongst his cronies by a winter fire-side.
From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by Kennedy, John Pendleton
Fatah sought out his young brother, Dost Mohammed, gave him in charge to a trusty adherent, fixed an income for his support, and marched away to besiege Qandhar, which he took by escalade.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 by Various
When the increasing height of walls made escalade too difficult, other means of attack had to be invented.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
The first necessity for the wall was height, to give security against escalade.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
He stopped suddenly, and gazed for a moment at the riband on the top of the escalade.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various
