ambush

IPA: ˈæmbʊʃ

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.

Examples of "ambush" in Sentences

Pinned down in ambush, get your ass over here stat!
I was lucky to have asked Cory a few questions in ambush interviews.
"You only got me that last," Tudor grunted sullenly, "lying in ambush like --"
King knew that journalists would be at the event, so any charge of ambush is absurd.
And as to using her apology as proof that your (mis?) reading was right: the best way to escape an ambush is from the direction you entered it.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which counts three million members, said it filed a lawsuit Tuesday night to challenge what it called the "ambush election rule."
One group would set off and wait in ambush for the second group, they would jump out of bushes and drop down from branches and some real tough fighting took place.
ANDERSON: Redford also criticized what he calls the ambush marketers who descend upon the Sundance Film Festival every year to sell their products and also get free publicity through the celebrity.
The apparent resignation came as the Syrian government said it would take swift action against what it described as an ambush by armed groups that resulted in the death of 120 police and security-force members in a northwestern town.