escalade
Example Sentences
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"I so did, sir—same being in the act o' scaling wall—taking my lady's garden by escalade as ye might say."
From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery
M. Thiers, again caught, forwarded all the gear for an escalade, and several detachments were directed towards the Point du Jour, while the army held itself in readiness to follow.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.
Soissons, with its walls about 26 feet high, had complete immunity from escalade, and the damming of the Crise brook made it unassailable on the south.
From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count
It had finally been decided to carry the town by escalade, and this was to be attempted during the first snow-storm, such as that which finally came on this night preceding Sunday, December 31st.
From The Road to Paris by Stephens, Robert Neilson
The escalade of masonry escarpments eighteen feet high can never be successful without much preparation.
From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count
