Definition of scaling ladder in English:

scaling ladder

noun

historical

A ladder used for climbing fortress walls in an attempt to break a siege or for firefighting.
〈史〉云梯；消防梯
Example sentencesExamples
- In the middle of August, though, the Nile had sunk so low that the ships could not approach the city walls close enough for the scaling ladders to reach.
- Finally, going over the walls of a besieged fortress generally required scaling ladders or a siege tower.
- All the regular techniques of siege warfare were employed: the attackers dug tunnels under the walls, and built tall siege towers which they rolled up to the walls, in order to fix their scaling ladders.
- And of course we hark to the memory of St. Joan in her white-enamalled armor ascending the scaling ladder at Orleans, and her soldiery, with a roar, hurling themselves up beside her, in the teeth of the arrows and stones.
- Until the early fifth century, this was a matter of putting up scaling ladders or constructing a siege mound against the city-wall while bombarding the battlements with javelins, arrows, and stones.

Definition of scaling ladder in US English:

scaling ladder

nounˈskeɪlɪŋ ˌlædərˈskāliNG ˌladər

historical

A ladder used for firefighting or for climbing walls in order to penetrate the defenses of a fortification.
Example sentencesExamples
- Until the early fifth century, this was a matter of putting up scaling ladders or constructing a siege mound against the city-wall while bombarding the battlements with javelins, arrows, and stones.
- All the regular techniques of siege warfare were employed: the attackers dug tunnels under the walls, and built tall siege towers which they rolled up to the walls, in order to fix their scaling ladders.
- And of course we hark to the memory of St. Joan in her white-enamalled armor ascending the scaling ladder at Orleans, and her soldiery, with a roar, hurling themselves up beside her, in the teeth of the arrows and stones.
- In the middle of August, though, the Nile had sunk so low that the ships could not approach the city walls close enough for the scaling ladders to reach.
- Finally, going over the walls of a besieged fortress generally required scaling ladders or a siege tower.

单词	scaling ladder
释义	Definition of scaling ladder in English: scaling ladder noun historical A ladder used for climbing fortress walls in an attempt to break a siege or for firefighting. 〈史〉云梯；消防梯 Example sentencesExamples In the middle of August, though, the Nile had sunk so low that the ships could not approach the city walls close enough for the scaling ladders to reach. Finally, going over the walls of a besieged fortress generally required scaling ladders or a siege tower. All the regular techniques of siege warfare were employed: the attackers dug tunnels under the walls, and built tall siege towers which they rolled up to the walls, in order to fix their scaling ladders. And of course we hark to the memory of St. Joan in her white-enamalled armor ascending the scaling ladder at Orleans, and her soldiery, with a roar, hurling themselves up beside her, in the teeth of the arrows and stones. Until the early fifth century, this was a matter of putting up scaling ladders or constructing a siege mound against the city-wall while bombarding the battlements with javelins, arrows, and stones. Definition of scaling ladder in US English: scaling ladder nounˈskeɪlɪŋ ˌlædərˈskāliNG ˌladər historical A ladder used for firefighting or for climbing walls in order to penetrate the defenses of a fortification. Example sentencesExamples Until the early fifth century, this was a matter of putting up scaling ladders or constructing a siege mound against the city-wall while bombarding the battlements with javelins, arrows, and stones. All the regular techniques of siege warfare were employed: the attackers dug tunnels under the walls, and built tall siege towers which they rolled up to the walls, in order to fix their scaling ladders. And of course we hark to the memory of St. Joan in her white-enamalled armor ascending the scaling ladder at Orleans, and her soldiery, with a roar, hurling themselves up beside her, in the teeth of the arrows and stones. In the middle of August, though, the Nile had sunk so low that the ships could not approach the city walls close enough for the scaling ladders to reach. Finally, going over the walls of a besieged fortress generally required scaling ladders or a siege tower.
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