ambuscade
an ambush.
to lie in ambush.
to attack from a concealed position; ambush.
Origin of ambuscade
1Other words from ambuscade
- am·bus·cad·er, noun
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How to use ambuscade in a sentence
Then she knew the feeling of the man who finds himself ambuscaded.
The Beach of Dreams | H. De Vere StacpooleConcealed behind a thick curtain of shrubbery, they were ambuscaded like hunters on the watch.
The Flying Horseman | Gustave AimardWithin a few seconds, all the gambusinos were alert and ambuscaded behind the bales that formed the wall of the camp.
The Pirates of the Prairies | Gustave AimardShe had been ambuscaded in the street to-day by demons not of faery, but of fact, that had leaped out at her from nowhere.
The Cup of Fury | Rupert HughesA threatening shout from the ambuscaded partisans caused them to hurriedly fall back towards the rear of the barn.
Cressy | Bret Harte
British Dictionary definitions for ambuscade
/ (ˌæmbəˈskeɪd) /
an ambush
to ambush or lie in ambush
Origin of ambuscade
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