ambuscade
[ am-buh-skeyd, am-buh-skeyd ]
/ ˈæm bəˌskeɪd, ˌæm bəˈskeɪd /
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noun
an ambush.
verb (used without object), am·bus·cad·ed, am·bus·cad·ing.
to lie in ambush.
verb (used with object), am·bus·cad·ed, am·bus·cad·ing.
to attack from a concealed position; ambush.
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Origin of ambuscade
OTHER WORDS FROM ambuscade
am·bus·cad·er, nounWords nearby ambuscade
ambulation, ambulatory, ambulatory care, ambulatory surgery, ambulette, ambuscade, ambuscado, ambush, ambush bug, ambystomid, AMC
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ambuscade
/ (ˌæmbəˈskeɪd) /
noun
an ambush
verb
to ambush or lie in ambush
Word Origin for ambuscade
C16: from French embuscade, from Old Italian imboscata, probably of Germanic origin; compare ambush
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