ambuscade

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

French embuscade, from Italian imboscata, or Spanish emboscada, from emboscar to ambush, from Late Latin imboscare.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪd

[edit] Noun

ambuscade (plural ambuscades)

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

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[edit] Verb

to 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.