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

Here again the defenders had not waited for the escalade, and this lunette, too, was immediately prepared for being held.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count

Moreover, he felt that escalade hardly became either his age or habit of body.

From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

And three more squads of 'em missing, sir—looted, your honour's arternoon by means of escalade t'other side party-wall.

From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery

An attempt to escalade the fortress was made, under the guidance of a native goat-herd.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick