Ambuscade
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæmbəsˌkeɪd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ambuscade is a noun meaning The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
Meaning
The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
More Meanings
- The body of troops lying in ambush.
- (dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
- (dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
Example Sentences
The plot of the tragedy at hand was the very old one of the decoy and the ambuscade […]
On the return to camp, the party was ambuscaded and dispersed, the officer and one man having been killed.
De Metz: An ambuscade! There are Burgundian soldiers everywhere! Hurry west to the river, where we can made^([sic]) our escape!
I went so far with it in my Imagination, that I employed my self several days to find out proper Places to put my self in Ambuscade
Word Forms
- ambuscades
- ambuscading
- ambuscaded
Synonyms for ambuscade
Depending on context, synonyms include trap, lurk, scupper, ambush, waylay, bushwhack.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include waylay, ambush, lurk, trap, bushwhack, scupper.
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