ambushverb [ T ]
uk/ˈæm.bʊʃ/us/ˈæm.bʊʃ/to suddenly attack someone after hiding and waiting for them:
Five soldiers died after their bus was ambushed on a country road.
He was ambushed by gunmen on his way to work.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attacking & invading
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- blitz
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- engage
- engagement
- going-over
- incursion
- invade
- invader
- invasion
- offensive
- rip into sb/sth
- rush
- sack
- sacking
- sally
- seize
- sortie
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ambushnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈæm.bʊʃ/us/ˈæm.bʊʃ/an occasion when a person or group of people are ambushed:
Several passers-by were killed in the ambush.
Fear of ambush prevents the police from going to high-risk areas.
lie/wait in ambush
to hide and wait for someone in order to attack them.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attacking & invading
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- blitz
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- engage
- engagement
- going-over
- incursion
- invade
- invader
- invasion
- offensive
- rip into sb/sth
- rush
- sack
- sacking
- sally
- seize
- sortie
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