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ambushment

Variant of ambush

noun

  1. a deployment of persons in hiding to make a surprise attack
    1. the persons in hiding
    2. their place of hiding
  2. the act of so lying in wait to attack
  3. a surprise attack made by persons waiting in ambush

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to hide in ambush
  2. to attack from ambush

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