I. ˈeskəˌlād, -läd, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Italian scalata, from feminine of scalato, past participle of scalare to scale, from scala ladder, from Late Latin — more at scale (ladder)
: the act of scaling
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to climb up or over
forcing them to escalade horrible precipices at midnight on horseback — Norman Douglas
the storms of rain passed … escalading the farther bluff — Christina Stead
• es·ca·lad·er -də(r) noun -s