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ambush

[ am-boosh ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise:

    The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.

  2. an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position.
  3. the concealed position itself:

    They fired from ambush.

  4. those who attack suddenly and unexpectedly from a concealed position.


verb (used with object)

  1. to attack from ambush.

ambush

/ ˈæ³¾²úʊʃ /

noun

  1. the act of waiting in a concealed position in order to launch a surprise attack
  2. a surprise attack from such a position
  3. the concealed position from which such an attack is launched
  4. the person or persons waiting to launch such an attack
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to lie in wait (for)
  2. tr to attack suddenly from a concealed position
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²¹³¾²ú³Ü²õ³ó±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹³¾î€ƒb³Ü²õ³ó·±ð°ù noun
  • ²¹³¾î€ƒb³Ü²õ³ó·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ambush1

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English enbuss ( h ) en < Middle French embuschier to place men in ambush, literally, to set in the woods, equivalent to em- im- 1 + busch- (< Vulgar Latin *busca wood, forest < Germanic *busk- heavy stick) + -ier infinitive suffix; (noun) earlier enbusshe < Middle French embusche, derivative of the v.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ambush1

C14: from Old French embuschier to position in ambush, from em- im- + -buschier, from busche piece of firewood, probably of Germanic origin; see bush 1
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Gaitok sees another robbery about to happen with the three Russians, chases them and is ambushed by one of the Russians who takes his gun and shoots him.

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At least 1,000 Alawite civilians or disarmed fighters were massacred by pro-government forces, after government units were ambushed in a co-ordinated attack led by remnants of Syria's former armed forces.

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Rumeysa Ozturk, a native of Turkey, was "ambushed" late Tuesday outside her apartment, according to a statement that her attorney provided to The Boston Globe.

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BBC Verify has identified dramatic footage, posted on 16 March, of what appears to be an RSF fighter caught in an army ambush as they flee the SAF advance towards the city centre.

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Tensions had been brewing since December, when supporters of Assad killed 14 interior ministry troops in an ambush, two weeks after the former president was overthrown.

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