ambush
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[edit] Etymology
From Old French embusche (noun), embushier, embuissier (verb), from Late Latin *inboscare, from Latin in- + boscus (“‘wood’”). Compare ambuscade. The change to am- from earlier forms in en- is unexplained.
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[edit] Noun
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ambush (plural ambushes)
- The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
- An attack launched from a concealed position.
[edit] Translations
a disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
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[edit] Verb
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to ambush (third-person singular simple present ambushes, present participle ambushing, simple past and past participle ambushed)
- (transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
- (transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
[edit] Translations
To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
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To attack by ambush; to waylay
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