Ambuscade

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To lie in ambush.

II. Ambuscade ·vt The body of troops lying in ambush.

III. Ambuscade ·vt To post or conceal in ambush; to Ambush.

IV. Ambuscade ·vt A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly.

V. Ambuscade ·vt To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to Waylay.

VI. Ambuscade ·vt A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an Ambush.

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