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Word: Ambush
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the sense ‘place troops in hiding in order to surprise an enemy’): from Old French embusche (noun), embuschier (verb), based on a late Latin word meaning ‘to place in a wood’; related to bush
ˈambʊʃ
a surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position
Short Definition:surprise attack by people lying in wait in concealed position
Examples:- seven members of a patrol were killed in an ambush
- kidnappers waiting in ambush
Word: Ambush
Speech Type: Verb
ˈambʊʃ
make a surprise attack on (someone) from a concealed position
Short Definition:make surprise attack on someone from concealed position
Examples:- they were ambushed and taken prisoner by the enemy
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