escalade
noun
es·ca·lade ˈe-skə-ˌlād 
-ˌläd
: an act of scaling especially the walls of a fortification
escalade transitive verb
escalader noun
Word History
Etymology
French, from Italian scalata, from scalare to scale, from scala ladder, from Late Latin — more at scale entry 5
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above
- keep watch on
- keep weight off
- keep your hair on
- keep your pants on
- keep your shirt on
- keep-away
- keep/fulfill one's promise
- keep/get one's hands off (of)
- keep/hold in check
- keep/stay apace with
- keep/stay cool
- keep/stay mum
- keep/stay out of trouble
- keepable
- keeper
- keeper of the broad seal
- keeper of the great seal
- keeper of the privy purse
- keeper of the privy seal
- keeper of the seal
- keepering
- keepers
- keepership
- keeperships
- keeping