ambuscade

[ am-buh-skeyd, am-buh-skeyd ]

/ ˈæm bəˌskeɪd, ˌæm bəˈskeɪd /

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noun

an ambush.

verb (used without object), am·bus·cad·ed, am·bus·cad·ing.

to lie in ambush.

verb (used with object), am·bus·cad·ed, am·bus·cad·ing.

to attack from a concealed position; ambush.

Origin of ambuscade

1575–85; <Middle French embuscade, alteration (under influence of Old French embuschier;see ambush) of Middle French emboscade<Old Italian imboscata, feminine past participle of imboscare, verbal derivative with in-in-² of bosco wood, forest <Germanic *bosk-bush¹

OTHER WORDS FROM ambuscade

am·bus·cad·er, noun

Words nearby ambuscade

ambulation, ambulatory, ambulatory care, ambulatory surgery, ambulette, ambuscade, ambuscado, ambush, ambush bug, ambystomid, AMC

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Example sentences from the Web for ambuscade

Whenever you hit a trail follow it, but go slow and keep your eyes peeled for an ambuscade.
Ted Strong in Montana|Edward C. Taylor
Murray lodged in the town during the night, and Hamilton posted himself in his ambuscade the next morning, armed with a gun.
Mary Queen of Scots, Makers of History|Jacob Abbott
Everywhere society was in ambuscade, and waged civil war--individual against individual--without peace or mercy.
Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period|Paul Lacroix
I laid an ambuscade, with thirty men and three officers, near the road.
The Life of Francis Marion|William Gilmore Simms

So they drew up and sat down before Eargate, and laid their ambuscade for Mr. Resistance within a bow shot of the town.
The Worlds Greatest Books|Arthur Mee, J. A. Hammerton, Eds.

British Dictionary definitions for ambuscade

ambuscade

/ (ˌæmbəˈskeɪd) /

noun

an ambush

verb

to ambush or lie in ambush

Word Origin for ambuscade

C16: from French embuscade, from Old Italian imboscata, probably of Germanic origin; compare ambush

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单词	ambuscade
释义	ambuscade [ am-buh-skeyd, am-buh-skeyd ] / ˈæm bəˌskeɪd, ˌæm bəˈskeɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ambuscade ON THESAURUS.COM noun an ambush. verb (used without object), am·bus·cad·ed, am·bus·cad·ing. to lie in ambush. verb (used with object), am·bus·cad·ed, am·bus·cad·ing. to attack from a concealed position; ambush. Origin of ambuscade 1575–85; <Middle French embuscade, alteration (under influence of Old French embuschier;see ambush) of Middle French emboscade<Old Italian imboscata, feminine past participle of imboscare, verbal derivative with in-in-² of bosco wood, forest <Germanic *bosk-bush¹ OTHER WORDS FROM ambuscade am·bus·cad·er, noun Words nearby ambuscade ambulation, ambulatory, ambulatory care, ambulatory surgery, ambulette, ambuscade, ambuscado, ambush, ambush bug, ambystomid, AMC Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ambuscade Whenever you hit a trail follow it, but go slow and keep your eyes peeled for an ambuscade. Ted Strong in Montana\|Edward C. Taylor Murray lodged in the town during the night, and Hamilton posted himself in his ambuscade the next morning, armed with a gun. Mary Queen of Scots, Makers of History\|Jacob Abbott Everywhere society was in ambuscade, and waged civil war--individual against individual--without peace or mercy. Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period\|Paul Lacroix I laid an ambuscade, with thirty men and three officers, near the road. The Life of Francis Marion\|William Gilmore Simms So they drew up and sat down before Eargate, and laid their ambuscade for Mr. Resistance within a bow shot of the town. The Worlds Greatest Books\|Arthur Mee, J. A. Hammerton, Eds. British Dictionary definitions for ambuscade ambuscade / (ˌæmbəˈskeɪd) / noun an ambush verb to ambush or lie in ambush Word Origin for ambuscade C16: from French embuscade, from Old Italian imboscata, probably of Germanic origin; compare ambush 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 Words related to ambuscade ensnare, bushwhack, attack, trap, waylay, surprise
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ambuscade

noun

verb (used without object), am·bus·cad·ed, am·bus·cad·ing.

verb (used with object), am·bus·cad·ed, am·bus·cad·ing.

Origin of ambuscade

OTHER WORDS FROM ambuscade

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Example sentences from the Web for ambuscade

British Dictionary definitions for ambuscade

noun

verb

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