English-Thai Dictionary
scaling ladder
N บันได กำแพง ban-dai-kam-pang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SCALING
ppr. 1. Ascending by ladders or steps; storming.
2. Stripping of scales.
3. Peeling; paring.
SCALING-LADDER
n.a ladder made for enabling troops to scale a wall.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SCALING
SCALING Scal "ing, a.
1. Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish; as, a scaling knife; adapted for removing scale, as from the interior of a steam boiler; as, a scaling hammer, bar, etc.
2. Serving as an aid in clambering; as, a scaling ladder, used in assaulting a fortified place.
New American Oxford Dictionary
scaling ladder
scal ing lad der |ˈskāliNG ˈskeɪlɪŋ lædər | ▶noun historical a ladder used for firefighting or for climbing walls in order to penetrate the defenses of a fortification.
Oxford Dictionary
scaling ladder
scal ¦ing lad ¦der ▶noun historical a ladder used for climbing fortress walls in an attempt to break a siege or for firefighting.
Duden Dictionary
Scaling
Sca ling Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈskeɪlɪŋ |das Scaling; Genitiv: des Scalings englisch scaling, zu: to scale = abstufen; maßstabsgerecht anfertigen das Vergrößern oder Verkleinern von [Bild ]vorlagen vor einer Verwendung in Prospekten oder Anzeigen
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