ambush
ambush definition
am·bush (am′bo̵os̸h′)
noun
- a deployment of persons in hiding to make a surprise attack
- the persons in hiding
- their place of hiding
- the act of so lying in wait to attack
- a surprise attack made by persons waiting in ambush
Etymology: OFr embusche < embuschier: see ambushthe
Related Forms:
- ambushment am′·bush′·ment noun
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