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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCALING LADDER

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Scaling ladder is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SCALING LADDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scaling ladder

Escalade

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. Escalade consisted simply of soldiers advancing to the base of a wall, setting ladders, and climbing to engage the defending forces. This would generally be conducted in the face of arrow fire from the battlements, and the defenders would naturally attempt to push ladders away from the wall. Heated or incendiary substances such as boiling water, sand and pitch coated missiles were sometimes poured on attacking soldiers. As the result of all this, it was often difficult for attackers to reach the top of the wall. Even when they did so, however, they would be heavily outnumbered by the defenders. Often, the objective of escalade was not to take the fortification itself, as it was thought impossible to get sufficient numbers of troops up the ladders. Rather, infiltration in this manner had the intention of opening the fortification's gates, to allow a more direct attack.

Definition of scaling ladder in the English dictionary

The definition of scaling ladder in the dictionary is a ladder used to climb high walls, esp one used formerly to enter a besieged town, fortress, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCALING LADDER

scaler
Scales
scaletail
scaleup
scalework
scalier
scaliest
Scaliger
scaliness
scaling circuit
scall
scallawag
scalled
scallies
scallion
scallop
scallop shell
scalloped
scalloper
scalloping

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCALING LADDER

adder
aerial ladder
badder
bidder
bladder
corporate ladder
death adder
extension ladder
fish ladder
gall bladder
gladder
Jacob´s ladder
ladder
madder
padder
property ladder
puff adder
rope ladder
sadder
swim bladder
urinary bladder

Synonyms and antonyms of scaling ladder in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «scaling ladder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCALING LADDER

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The translations of scaling ladder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scaling ladder» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

云梯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escalera de asalto
570 millions of speakers

English

scaling ladder
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्केलिंग सीढ़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحجيم سلم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

масштабирование лестница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escada de escala
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্কেলিং মই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

échelle échelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skala tangga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sturmleiter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スケーリングはしご
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스케일링 사다리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skala tangga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mở rộng quy mô bậc thang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அளவிடுதல் ஏணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्केलिंग शिडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ölçeklendirme merdiveni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ladder scala
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skalowanie drabina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

масштабування сходи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scară de scalare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκάλα κλιμάκωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skalering leer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skalning stege
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skalering stige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scaling ladder

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCALING LADDER»

The term «scaling ladder» is used very little and occupies the 175.245 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCALING LADDER» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCALING LADDER»

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Darkness and Daylight: Or, Lights and Shadows of New York ...
The erection within the past few years of very high buildings has necessitated the introduction of special life-saving appliances, chief among which is the scaling- ladder. This ladder is a long pole, with short rungs projecting on both sides, and ...
Helen Campbell, Thomas Wallace Knox, Thomas Byrnes, 1895
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Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
5 33 998 SCALINO-LADDERANDPORTABLBPLATFORM. William H. MoKibvbb, New York, H. Y. Filed Apr. 3, 1894. Serial No. 606,207. {No model) 1 6. In a scaling-ladder, the combination of a main- bar, cross-bars, suspeoding-crook, means ...
United States. Patent Office, 1895
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Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons: A Fully Illustrated ...
During the Hundred Years' War, Marshal Boucicaut demonstrated his athleticism by performing, fully armed, a somersault in the air, and then climbing to the top of a scaling ladder without using his legs, but just pulling himself up by jerks with ...
Konstantin Nosov, 2005
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The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy ...: Discourses ...
He assisted them down scaling ladder to third floor and passed them to other Firemen, who assisted them in reaching the street. He again mounted the scaling ladder to the fourth floor. There found Rose Murray, age two years, and carried her ...
Sir Humphry Davy, John Davy, 1903
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Municipal Journal and Engineer
Use of scaling ladder by two men working together in ascending and descending . 6. Use of scaling ladder by one man in ascending and descending. 7. Use of scaling ladder for work with chemical hose line. 8. One man climbing to top floor ...
‎1910
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Municipal Journal & Public Works
Use of scaling ladder by two men working together in ascending and descending . 6. Use of scaling ladder by one man in ascending and descending. 7. Use of scaling ladder for work with chemical hose line. 8. One man climbing to top floor ...
‎1910
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An alphabetical dictionary of coats of arms belonging to ...
LADDER Arg. a tower sa. having a scaling ladder raised against it in bend sinister or. Maunseix. LADDER and in chief. . . . Arg. a scaling ladder in pale gu. in chief a crpss crosslet fitchy of the last. Ramus, St. James's, Westminster ; granted ...
John Woody Papworth, Alfred William W. Morant, 1874
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An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to ...
LADDER Arg. a tower sa. having a scaling ladder raised against it in bend sinister or. Maunbell. LADDER and in chief.... Arg. a scaling ladder in pale gu. in chief a cross croaslet fitchy of the last. Ramus, St. James's, Westminster ; granted June ...
John Woody Papworth, Morant. A. W., 1874
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Darkness and Daylight; Or, Lights and Shadows of New York ...
The erection within the past few years of very high buildings has necessitated the introduction of special life-saving appliances, chief among which is the scaling- ladder. This ladder is a long pole, with short rungs projecting on both sides, and ...
Helen Campbell, Thomas Wallace Knox, Thomas F. Byrnes, 1892
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Firefighting Principles and Practices: 2nd Edition
The first recorded scaling ladder rescue was on April 7, 1884, at a fire in the St. George flats, 223 East 17 Street, Manhattan. Fireman John Binns of Hook and Ladder Company 3 used a scaling ladder to rescue Louis Costain, a 16-year-old  ...
William E. Clark, 1991

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCALING LADDER»

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Snow slab hits fireman saving baby (VIDEO)
A scaling ladder was pulled out on a fire brigade's arrival, and a firefighter began climbing up to the top floor window. But it was not the fire that was about to ... «RT, Jan 13»

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