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How to pronounce escalade in English?

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Type Words
Type of scaling
Type Words
Type of climb, climb up, go up, mount
Derivation escalader


They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination.

Examples of escalade

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Escalade has been a fixture on the wildly popular And-1 streetball hoops tour.
From the newsday.com
Escalade was ringside at a recent fight with four-time Golden Gloves champ Brian Adams.
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Escalade Platinum Hybrid is available in 2WD and 4WD configurations.
From the washingtontimes.com
Escalade, in mainly rural two-lane driving, registered about 14 mpg.
From the usatoday.com
Escalade EXT is a sport-utility pickup based on the Chevy Avalanche.
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Escalade Sports has received 24 reports of the seats breaking, no injuries have been reported.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Escalade runs about $9,000 more than Denali and comes with a higher level of standard features.
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Escalade with AWD went on sale in February, Yukon Denali in April.
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Escalade undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements after the date of this report.
From the foxbusiness.com
More examples
  • An act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
  • Climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination"
  • 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.
  • Scaling of walls of a fort by attackers using ladders.
  • Attempting to storm a castle by scaling the walls with ladders.
  • An asault with scaling ladders.
  • Scaling of a castle wall.