ambuscade
ambuscade · ambuscades
An ambush; a trap laid for an enemyAn ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
/ˈæmbəsˌkeɪd/
Meaning
3 senses(dated)An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
Hinterhalt
заса́даzasáda
The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
The body of troops lying in ambush.
More definitions
- the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Translations
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Origin
From French embuscade, from Italian imboscata from the past participle of imboscare (“to aFrom French embuscade, from Italian imboscata from the past participle of imboscare (“to ambush”), from Vulgar Latin *imbosco (“I hide, ambush”) (see there for more), from Frankish *busk (“bush”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, heavy stick”). Compare ambush. More at bush.
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Forms
plural: ambuscades| Singular | ambuscade |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise:ambushlying in waittrap
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedambuscader