ambush
IPA: ˈæmbʊʃ
noun
- The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
- An attack launched from a concealed position.
- The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched.
- The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.
verb
- (transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
- (transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
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Examples of "ambush" in Sentences
- They observe the ambush of the humans.
- Most of the rebels escaped the British ambush.
- The ambush led to the deaths of six policemen.
- The purpose of the ambush was to assassinate Collins.
- A felicitous hero is in hardship, his army in ambush.
- The ambush ended with the death of all the contractors.
- The enemy heard the hubbub in the Fort and prepared an ambush.
- The road to the base was vulnerable to high ground and ambushes.
- Along the way, the outlaws ambush the convoy and rescue the prisoners.
- An ambush results in the theft of the gold and the near death of Mascius.
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