| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Escalade.[Websters]. | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb escalade.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (escalade) | 1. Climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination".[Wordnet]. 2. To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as, to escalate a wall.[Websters]. 3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: escalading, escaladed, escalades, escalader, escaladers, escaladingly and escaladedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ESCALADED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1829. (references) |
Specialty Definition: escalade
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] In the military art, a furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart. Sin enters, not by escalade, but by cunning or treachery.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wikipedic | Escalade is the act of scaling defensive walls or ramparts with the aid of ladders, and was a prominent feature of siege warfare in medieval times. It was one of the most direct options available for attacking a fortification, but was also one of the most dangerous. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] the act of scaling walls or fortifications An escalade was required for the warriors to attack the troops. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: escalade
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Cadillac Escalade | The Escalade is a large sport utility vehicle (or SUV) sold by the General Motors luxury brand, Cadillac. It was the division's first major entry into the popular SUV market. The Escalade was introduced for the 1999 model year in response to German and Japanese competitors and to Ford's 1998 release of the Lincoln Navigator. The Escalade project went into production only 10 months after it was approved. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: escalade | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Cadillac Escalade | 31 | Cadillac Escalade | 31 | |
| Escalade | 9 | Escalade | 9 | |
| Escalade (truck) | 3 | Escalade (truck) | 3 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
