— escalader , n.
/es'keuh layd", -lahd", es"keuh layd', -lahd'/ , n. , v. , escaladed, escalading .
n.
1. a scaling or mounting by means of ladders, esp. in an assault upon a fortified place.
v.t.
2. to mount, pass, or enter by means of ladders.
[ 1590-1600; escalada, equiv. to escal ( ar ) to SCALE 3 + -ada -ADE 1 ]