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ambush

(æmbʊʃ)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense ambushes, present participle ambushing, past tense, past participle ambushed
1. verb
If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.
The Guatemalan army says rebels ambushed and killed 10 patrolmen. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: trap, attack, surprise, deceive More Synonyms of ambush
2. variable noun
An ambush is an attack on someone by people who have been hiding and waiting for them.
A police officer has been left seriously injured following an ambush.
Synonyms: trap, snare, attack, lure More Synonyms of ambush
3. 
See in ambush
More Synonyms of ambush

ambush in British English

(ˈæmbʊʃ)
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
verb
5. 
to lie in wait (for)
6. (transitive)
to attack suddenly from a concealed position
Derived forms
ambusher (ˈambusher)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French embuschier to position in ambush, from em- im- + -buschier, from busche piece of firewood, probably of Germanic origin; see bush1

ambush in American English

(ˈæmˌbʊʃ)
noun
1. 
a deployment of persons in hiding to make a surprise attack
2. 
a. 
the persons in hiding
b. 
their place of hiding
3. 
the act of so lying in wait to attack
4. 
a surprise attack made by persons waiting in ambush
verb transitive, verb intransitive
5. 
to hide in ambush
6. 
to attack from ambush
Derived forms
ambushment (ˈamˌbushment)
noun
Word origin
OFr embusche < embuschier, to lay an ambush < ML *imboscare < in-, in-1 + boscus, woods < Frank busk, akin to bush1

Examples of 'ambush' in a sentence
ambush

And so it proves, when he, the informant and the smugglers unwittingly walk straight into a police ambush.
The Sun (2016)
They were tipped off a target was heading their way and set an ambush.
The Sun (2011)
This was due to fierce incoming fire from the ambush.
Richard Holmes Dusty Warriors: Modern Soldiers at War (2006)
One of the two armed men who ambushed the prison van was dressed as a postman.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They were carefully positioned for an ambush.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The popular show opens with the ambush of a police convoy.
The Sun (2013)
It tricks expectation and sets an ambush for taste.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Almost a dozen more have been wounded by snipers who lie in ambush or fire from cars.
The Sun (2007)
After three miles they ran into the first ambush and fired.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The Algerian team bus was ambushed before the game.
The Sun (2009)
The fugitive was sprung by a gang who ambushed a van taking him to court in Stafford.
The Sun (2012)
They set an ambush for us in Kirkuk recently.
The Sun (2015)
They set an ambush but the Germans discovered it and fled.
The Sun (2014)
Another squad is crouching next to a bridge, sheltering from the scorching sun and waiting to launch an ambush.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
One was killed in an ambush on a convoy, and two died when their armoured vehicle hit a landmine.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The operation began after three officers were injured when dozens of gang members ambushed 12 police cars on the drugs raid.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A British infantry patrol has been ambushed by a group of insurgents.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
ONE of two men who went on the run after a prison van was ambushed by an armed gang was behind bars last night.
The Sun (2013)
Park rangers try their best to protect them, but have been ambushed and attacked as they carry out their duties in the midst of internal conflict.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

In other languages
ambush

British English: ambush /ˈæmbʊʃ/ NOUN
An ambush is an attack on someone by people who have been hiding and waiting for them.
A policeman has been shot dead in an ambush.
  • American English: ambush
  • Arabic: كَمِيـن
  • Brazilian Portuguese: emboscada
  • Chinese: 埋伏
  • Croatian: zasjeda
  • Czech: útok ze zálohy
  • Danish: baghold
  • Dutch: hinderlaag
  • European Spanish: emboscada
  • Finnish: väijytys
  • French: embuscade
  • German: Hinterhalt
  • Greek: ενέδρα
  • Italian: imboscata
  • Japanese: 待ち伏せ
  • Korean: 매복
  • Norwegian: bakhold
  • Polish: zasadzka
  • European Portuguese: emboscada
  • Romanian: ambuscadă
  • Russian: засада
  • Latin American Spanish: emboscada
  • Swedish: bakhåll
  • Thai: การซุ่มโจมตี
  • Turkish: tuzak
  • Ukrainian: засідка
  • Vietnamese: cuộc phục kích
British English: ambush VERB
If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.
The rebels ambushed and killed 10 patrolmen.
  • American English: ambush
  • Brazilian Portuguese: emboscar
  • Chinese: 伏击
  • European Spanish: tender una emboscada a
  • French: tendre une embuscade à
  • German: aus dem Hinterhalt überfallen
  • Italian: fare un'imboscata
  • Japanese: 待ち伏せて攻撃する
  • Korean: 매복하여 습격하다
  • European Portuguese: emboscar
  • Latin American Spanish: emboscar

Chinese translation of 'ambush'

ambush

(ˈæmbuʃ)

n (c/u)

  1. 伏击(擊) (fújī)

vt

  1. 埋伏 (máifú)
    to lie in ambush (for sb) 埋伏着(著)等候(某人) (máifúzhe děnghòu (mǒurén))
(verb) 
Definition
to attack suddenly from a concealed position
Rebels ambushed 10 patrolmen.
Synonyms
trap
Were you trying to trap her into making an admission?
attack
The duo are believed to have attacked several people in South London.
surprise
deceive
He has deceived and disillusioned us all.
dupe
Some of the offenders duped the psychologists.
ensnare
The spider must wait for the prey to be ensnared in its web.
waylay
The trucks are being waylaid by bandits.
ambuscade
bushwhack (US)
1 (noun) 
Definition
an attack from such a position
A police officer has been hurt in an ambush.
Synonyms
trap
He failed to keep the appointment after sensing a police trap.
snare
an animal caught in a snare
attack
lure
waylaying
ambuscade
2 (noun) 
Definition
the act of waiting in a concealed position to make a surprise attack
Synonyms
hiding
cover
There were barren wastes of field with no trees and no cover.
shelter
the hut where they were given food and shelter
retreat
He spent yesterday in his country retreat.
hiding place
Two days ago he fled from his secret hiding place.
lying in wait
concealment
The criminals vainly sought concealment from the searchlight.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of attack
Definition
to launch a physical assault (against)
The duo are believed to have attacked several people in South London.
Synonyms
assault,
strike (at),
mug (informal),
set about,
ambush,
assail,
tear into,
fall upon,
set upon,
lay into (informal)
in the sense of concealment
The criminals vainly sought concealment from the searchlight.
Synonyms
cover,
hiding,
camouflage,
hiding place
in the sense of cover
There were barren wastes of field with no trees and no cover.
Synonyms
protection,
shelter,
shield,
refuge,
defence,
woods,
guard,
sanctuary,
camouflage,
hiding place,
undergrowth,
concealment

Synonyms of 'ambush'

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