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
verb
5.
to lie in wait (for)
6. (transitive)
to attack suddenly from a concealed position
ambuscado in American English
(ˌæmbəˈskeidou)
nounWord forms: plural-dos
obsolete
ambuscade
Word origin
[1585–95; pseudo-Sp alter. of ambuscade]This word is first recorded in the period 1585–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: filament, scuff, sine, switch, titular