ambuscade

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: ambushlying in waittrapscupperbushwhackwaylaylurklie in wait

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surpriseSynonyms: ambushlying in waittrap

Verb (1)

  1. wait in hiding to attackSynonyms: ambushscupperbushwhackwaylaylurklie in wait
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, n. [F. embuscade, fr. It. imboscata, or Sp. emboscada, fr. emboscar to ambush, fr. LL. imboscare. See Ambush, v. t.]

1.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. [1913 Webster]

2.A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly. [R.] --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

3.(Mil.) The body of troops lying in ambush. [1913 Webster]

Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ambuscaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Ambuscading.]

1.To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush. [1913 Webster]

2.To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay. [1913 Webster]

Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. i. To lie in ambush. [1913 Webster]
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