ambush
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surpriseThe act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.
» They ambushed us.
Вони влаштували нам засідку.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.
Hinterhalt
заса́даzasáda
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
(countable, uncountable)An attack launched from a concealed position.
заса́даzasáda
за́сідкаzásidka, заса́даzasáda, підсі́дкаpidsídka
(countable, uncountable)The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched.
(countable, uncountable)The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.
заса́даzasáda
(collective, countable, uncountable)A group of tigers.
Examples
66 sentencesThey ambushed us.
Вони влаштували нам засідку.
Tom was killed in an ambush.
ruТом был убит в результате засады.
deTom wurde in einem Hinterhalt getötet.
Tom explained how the ambush would work.
Tell me about the ambush.
We've been ambushed.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English enbuschen, from Old French enbuscier, anbuchier (verb) (whence MiddleFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: ambushesSynonyms
4 synonyms- the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise:ambuscadelying in waittrap
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable