ambuscade

English

Etymology

French embuscade, from Italian imboscata, or Spanish emboscada, from emboscar to ambush, from Late Latin imboscare, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *boscu, busk (“bush”), from Proto-Germanic *busk- (“bush, heavy stick”). More at bush.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪd

Noun

ambuscade (plural ambuscades)

1. (dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.

Translations

An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy

Russian: засада (ru) f.

Swedish: försåt (sv)

Verb

ambuscade (third-person singular simple present ambuscades, present participle ambuscading, simple past and past participle ambuscaded)

1. (dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.

Translations

To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay

Russian: поджидать (ru), нападать (ru) из (ru) засады (ru) f.