ambush
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ambush
- /ˈæm.bʊʃ/ Australia, UK, US
Rhymes with -æmbʊʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English enbuschen, from Old French enbuscier, anbuchier (verb) (whence Middle French embusche (noun)), from Old French en- + Vulgar Latin boscus (“wood”) (whence also bouquet), from Frankish *busk (“bush”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, heavy stick”). Compare ambuscade. The change to am- from earlier forms in en- is unexplained. More at bush.
noun ambushes
- The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.
- An attack launched from a concealed position. Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege / Or ambush from the deep.
- The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched. the Georgean hills, Whoſe tops are couered with Tartarian theeues, That lie in ambuſh, waiting for a pray:
- The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait. And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ranne as soone as he had stretched out his hand: and they entred into the city, and tooke it, and hasted, and set the citie on fire.
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A group of tigers.
“Having Chris Palmer part of this ambush of tigers is so exciting. He brings the experience and creative juices, but most of all, the passion and fun we all love about this job,” says Braun.
Similar: streak
verb ambushes · ambushing · ambushed
- To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. By ambuſh’d men, behind their Temple laid, / VVe have the King of Mexico betray’d.
- To attack by ambush; to waylay. The contrast with the start was profound. In the opening 40 minutes Löw’s team had been ambushed here, the world champions run into a state of breathless trauma by a thrillingly vibrant Mexico attack.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: waylay, ambuscade, lurk, trap, bushwhack, still-hunt, scupper, attack, trick, disinformation, ensnare, pitfall, savage, wild, snare, scavenger
Translations
Every language
noun act
| Español | emboscada, calada, zalagarda |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 매복 maebok |
| Deutsch | Hinterhalt |
| Italiano | imboscata |
| Русский | заса́да zasáda |
| العربية | كَمين |
noun attack
| Español | emboscada |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 遇袭 yùxí, 偷袭 tōuxí |
| Português | emboscada |
| Français | embuscade |
| Italiano | imboscata |
| Română | ambuscadă |
| Русский | заса́да zasáda |
| العربية | كَمِين kamīn |
verb to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
| Español | emboscar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 待ち伏せする machibuse suru |
| 中文 | 伏擊 /伏击 fújī, 打埋伏 dǎ máifu |
| Português | emboscar |
| Français | embusquer |
| Deutsch | einen Hinterhalt legen |
| Italiano | tendere un agguato, agguatare |
| Ελληνικά | ενεδρεύω enedrévo |
| Русский | устра́ивать заса́ду ustráivatʹ zasádu |
| עברית | אָרַב aráv |
verb to attack by ambush; to waylay
| Español | emboscar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 不意打ちする fuiuchi suru |
| Português | emboscar |
| Français | embusquer |
| Deutsch | aus dem Hinterhalt angreifen |
| Italiano | agguatare |
| Русский | напада́ть из заса́ды napadátʹ iz zasády |
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title = {ambush},
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