the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart.
v. To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A mounting by means of a ladder or ladders; especially, an assault on a fortified place by troops who mount or pass its defenses by the aid of ladders.
To scale; mount and pass or enter by means of a ladder: as, to escalade a wall.
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v. climb up and over
n. an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
Word Usage
"And if all goes well the hoop should escalade up to your left hand."