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Word: Ambuscade
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from French embuscade, from Italian imboscata, Spanish emboscada, or Portuguese embuscada, based on a late Latin word meaning ‘to place in a wood’; related to bush
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌambʊˈskeɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an ambush
Short Definition:ambush
Examples:- our sensibilities are being battered with reports of killings and ambuscades
Word: Ambuscade
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌambʊˈskeɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
ambush (someone)
Short Definition:ambush
Examples:- French and his companions were ambuscaded by the Indians
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