ambuscade
an ambush.
to lie in ambush.
to attack from a concealed position; ambush.
Origin of ambuscade
1Other words from ambuscade
- am·bus·cad·er, noun
Words Nearby ambuscade
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How to use ambuscade in a sentence
But, thank God, their ambuscade was turned against themselves.
The consul Rutilius Lupus was destroyed with his forces, by an ambuscade, near the river Livis, during the social war.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellHarry's heart stood still; was the ambuscade to be discovered at the last minute?
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThese regiments were moved beyond Burkesville and placed in a position which served all the purposes of an ambuscade.
How was he to risk his vessel in the depth of black night in that inextricable labyrinth, that ambuscade of shoals?
Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
British Dictionary definitions for ambuscade
/ (ˌæmbəˈskeɪd) /
an ambush
to ambush or lie in ambush
Origin of ambuscade
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