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scaling ladder

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a ladder used to scale walls (as in an attack)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: ladder

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: обсадна стълба (obsadna stǎlba) — a ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雲梯 /云梯 (yúntī) — a ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification
  • Finnish: piiritystikkaat — a ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification
  • Irish: dréimire dreapadóireachta — a ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification
  • Japanese: 雲梯 (untei) — a ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification
  • Polish: drabina oblężnicza — a ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification