ambuscade (redirected from ambuscading)

am·bus·cade  (mb-skd, mb-skd)

n.

An ambush.

tr.v. am·bus·cad·ed, am·bus·cad·ing, am·bus·cades

To attack suddenly and without warning from a concealed place; ambush. See Synonyms at ambush.

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[French embuscade (from Old French embuschier, to ambush) and Old Italian imboscata (from feminine past participle of imboscare, to ambush), both from Frankish *boscu, bush, woods.]

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ambus·cader n.

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ambuscade [ˌæmbəˈskeɪd]

n

an ambush

vb

to ambush or lie in ambush

[from French embuscade, from Old Italian imboscata, probably of Germanic origin; compare ambush]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ambuscade - the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise ambush, lying in wait, trap coup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warning dry-gulching - the act of killing from ambush
Verb	1.	ambuscade - wait in hiding to attack             ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, scupper, waylay, lurk wait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"