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Traditional English :: escalade
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escalation.html - n.
the scaling of fortified walls with ladders, as a military attack. [F f. Sp. escalada, -ado f. med.L scalare f. scala ladder] |
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Traditional English :: escalate
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escalation.html - v. 1 intr. & tr. increase or develop (usu. rapidly) by stages. 2 tr. cause (an action, activity, or process) to become more intense. escalation n. [back-form. f. ESCALATOR] |
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Traditional English :: escalator
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escalation.html - n.
a moving staircase consisting of a circulating belt forming steps. [f. the stem of escalade 'climb a wall by ladder' + -ATOR] |
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Traditional English :: escalade
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escalation.html - n.
the scaling of fortified walls with ladders, as a military attack. [F f. Sp. escalada, -ado f. med.L scalare f. scala ladder] |
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Traditional English :: escalate
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escalation.html - v. 1 intr. & tr. increase or develop (usu. rapidly) by stages. 2 tr. cause (an action, activity, or process) to become more intense. escalation n. [back-form. f. ESCALATOR] |
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Traditional English :: escalator
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escalation.html - n.
a moving staircase consisting of a circulating belt forming steps. [f. the stem of escalade 'climb a wall by ladder' + -ATOR] |
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