ambuscade : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ambuscade	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ambuscade n the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise Synonym(s): ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap v wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, n. [F. embuscade, fr. It. imboscata, or Sp. emboscada, fr. emboscar to ambush, fr. LL. imboscare. See {Ambush}, v. t.] 1. A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush. 2. A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly. [R.] --Dryden. 3. (Mil.) The body of troops lying in ambush.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambuscaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ambuscading}.] 1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush. 2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. i. To lie in ambush.