ambuscade Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
    lying in wait; ambush; trap.
  2. verb wait in hiding to attack
    scupper; lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; ambush; waylay.

WordNet

Am`bus*cade" noun
Etymology
F. embuscade, fr. It. imboscata, or Sp. emboscada, fr. emboscar to ambush, fr. LL. imboscare. See Ambush, v. t.
Definitions
  1. A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush.
  2. A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly. R. Dryden.
  3. (Mil.) The body of troops lying in ambush.
Am`bus*cade" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Ambuscaded present participle & verbal noun Ambuscading
Definitions
  1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.
  2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
Am`bus*cade" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To lie in ambush.

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