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scaling ladder

scaling ladder noun: a ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification.

Noun

scaling ladder (plural scaling ladders)

  1. A ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification.
    • Those who survived were forced to carry the Mongols' long scaling ladders up to the very walls of the fortress, while others were made to erect their siege engines under heavy fire.1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 13

scaling ladder meaning in Tamil

scaling ladder in Tamil

செருகு ஏணி

Forms of scaling ladder

pluralscaling ladders

Questions about scaling ladder

What does scaling ladder mean?
Scaling ladder means a ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification.
What is scaling ladder in Tamil?
Scaling ladder in Tamil is செருகு ஏணி. See Scaling ladder meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scaling ladder?
Scaling ladder is a noun.
What is the plural of scaling ladder?
The plural of scaling ladder is scaling ladders.

Words near scaling ladder in the dictionary

  1. scaliness
  2. scaling
  3. scaling back
  4. scaling down
  5. scaling in
  6. scaling ladder
  7. scaling ladders
  8. scaling off
  9. scaling out
  10. scaling up
  11. scalings

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