ambuscado
Americannoun
plural
ambuscadosEtymology
Origin of ambuscado
1585–95; pseudo-Spanish alteration of ambuscade
Example Sentences
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Oh, I am a pattern of strategy; this is but a simple ambuscado, a tame trap.
From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)
Had these two had wind of the ambuscado and crept out by another door?
From A Christmas Garland by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
Death himself had me by the heels, for this was his last ambuscado, and he must now join personally in the fray.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew
So, as I said, he came up with his train to the gate, and laid his ambuscado for Captain Resistance within bow-shot of the town.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by Bunyan, John
Chapter 4.XXXVI.—How the wild Chitterlings laid an ambuscado for Pantagruel.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
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