scalade

noun

sca·​lade skə-ˈlād 

-ˈläd

variants or scalado

skə-ˈlā-(ˌ)dō 

-ˈlä-

plural scalades or scalados

archaic

: escalade

Word History

Etymology

obsolete Italian scalada, from scalare to scale, from scala ladder, staircase, from Late Latin — more at scale entry 5

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above