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escalade

/ˌɛskəˈleɪd/
noun
  1. The act of climbing or scaling something, especially a wall or steep surface.
    • Rock climbers enjoy the challenge of an escalade up a cliff.
    • The soldiers practiced the escalade of the castle walls.
    • The movie showed a dramatic escalade of the fortress at night.
verb
  1. To climb or scale something, especially a wall or steep surface.
    • He learned how to escalade using ropes and ladders.
    • They planned to escalade the old city wall during the festival.
    • The team had to escalade the mountain to reach the summit.
Synonyms
climbscaleascend
Antonyms
descend
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