escalade
Scale fortress walls
Escalade is the military tactic of scaling fortified walls with ladders during a siege assault.
The term is historical, appearing in accounts of medieval and early modern warfare: The castle fell after a daring escalade at dawn.
The word shares roots with escalator and scale, all involving climbing.
Climbing or resizing
- stormingAttacking with force
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
ladder · wall · breach · assault · parapet · curtain wall · gatehouse · defender
Violent offensive act
- attackAggressive act against another
- raidSudden armed incursion
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
storming · breach · infiltration · flanking · maneuver · reconnaissance · deployment · tactical
Ascend using effort
- riseMove to higher position
- scalingClimbing or resizing
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- elevationHeight above reference point
vertical · upward · heights · summit · peak · progression · advancement · steep
GM's upscale marque
- SUVRugged passenger vehicle
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
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scaling
Climbing or resizing
- stormingAttacking with force
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
battlement · ladder · wall · breach · assault · parapet · curtain wall · gatehouse · defender · bastion
assault
Violent offensive act
- attackAggressive act against another
- raidSudden armed incursion
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
incursion · storming · breach · infiltration · flanking · maneuver · reconnaissance · deployment · tactical · engagement
climb
Ascend using effort
elevation · vertical · upward · heights · summit · peak · progression · advancement · steep · gradient
Cadillac
GM's upscale marque
- SUVRugged passenger vehicle
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
GM · crossover · premium · drivetrain · horsepower · V8 · AWD · platinum · sport · touring
belay
Anchor a rope
harness · rope · anchor · pitch · lead · toprope · multipitch · overhang · crux · dyno
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- siegessiege, siege tower, siege engine, siege engines, siege warfare
- montagneMont Blanc, K2, Matterhorn, Kilimanjaro, Denali
escaladedescend
Move to lower position
descent · climb down · alight · rappel · abseil
escaladebattering ram
Heavy beam for breaching
sapping · mining · undermining · tunnel · breach
escaladeretreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
withdrawal · capitulation · surrender · evacuation · flight
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