ambush : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ambush	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for ambush
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ambush 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] hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing Synonym(s): still-hunt, ambush
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ambush \Am"bush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambushed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ambushing}.] [OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier, embuissier, F. emb[96]cher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in + LL. boscus, buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See {Ambuscade}, {Bu[?]h}.] 1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. By ambushed men behind their temple [?]ai[?], We have the king of Mexico betrayed. --Dryden. 2. To attack by ambush; to waylay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ambush \Am"bush\, v. i. To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk. Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey. --Trumbull.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ambush \Am"bush\, n. [F. emb[96]che, fr. the verb. See {Ambush}, v. t.] 1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare. Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege Or ambush from the deep. --Milton. 2. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise. Bold in close ambush, base in open field. --Dryden. 3. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait. [Obs.] The ambush arose quickly out of their place. --Josh. viii. 19. {To lay an ambush}, to post a force in ambush.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AMBUSH A language for {linear programming} problems in a materials processing and transportation network. ["AMBUSH - An Advanced Model Builder for Linear Programming", T.R. White et al, National Petroleum Refiners Assoc Comp Conf (Nov 1971)]. (1995-06-19)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ambush Joshua at the capture of Ai lay in ambush, and so deceived the inhabitants that he gained an easy victory (Josh. 8:4-26). Shechem was taken in this manner (Judg. 9:30-45. Comp. Jer. 51:12).