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ambush
[am-boosh]
noun
an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise.
The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position.
the concealed position itself.
They fired from ambush.
those who attack suddenly and unexpectedly from a concealed position.
verb (used with object)
to attack from ambush.
ambush
/ ˈæʊʃ /
noun
the act of waiting in a concealed position in order to launch a surprise attack
a surprise attack from such a position
the concealed position from which such an attack is launched
the person or persons waiting to launch such an attack
verb
to lie in wait (for)
(tr) to attack suddenly from a concealed position
Other 51Թ Forms
- ambusher noun
- ambushlike adjective
- ˈܲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ambush1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ambush1
Example Sentences
A cousin and a friend who had been in the car with Moose Wala at the time of the ambush were injured, but survived.
This was followed by last month's infamous Oval Office showdown when Trump ambushed Ramaphosa with a video and printouts of stories alleging white people were being persecuted – much of his dossier has been discredited.
The three drug dealers were ambushed and shot dead with a pump action shotgun while in a Range Rover parked in Rettendon, Essex, three years earlier.
But the talk of trade was overshadowed by Trump's Oval Office ambush over discredited claims that white South Africans were being persecuted.
It was being escorted by six Hamas security officers when it was ambushed by five unidentified gunmen, who fired at the tyres of the vehicles and tried to seize the cargo.
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