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escalade
noun
verb
An act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
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ˌɛskəˈleɪd
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noun
An act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
verb
Climb up and over
“They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination”
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They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination
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