ambush (ˈæmbʊʃ
)
Definitions
noun
- the act of waiting in a concealed position in order to launch a surprise attack
- a surprise attack from such a position
- the concealed position from which such an attack is launched
- the person or persons waiting to launch such an attack
verb
- to lie in wait (for)
- (tr) to attack suddenly from a concealed position
Alternative Forms
ˈambusher nounWord Origin
C14: from Old French embuschier to position in ambush, from em- im- + -buschier, from busche piece of firewood, probably of Germanic origin; see bushC14: from Old French to position in ambush, from + from piece of firewood, probably of Germanic origin; see 1Translations
- British English:
ambush
An ambush is an attack on someone by people who have been hiding and waiting for them.A policeman has been shot dead in an ambush.ˈæmbʊʃ NOUN A policeman has been shot dead in an ambush.
- Spanish:
emboscada
nf
- French:
embuscade
nf
- German:
Hinterhalt
nm Hinterhalte
- Chinese: 埋伏 n
- Arabic: كَمِيـن n
- Portuguese: emboscada nf
- Russian: засада nf
- Croatian: zasjeda nf
- Czech: záloha nf
- Danish: baghold nnt
- Dutch: hinderlaag n
- Finnish: väijytys n
- Greek: ενέδρα nf
- Italian: imboscata nf
- Japanese: 待ち伏せ n
- Korean: 매복 n
- Norwegian: bakhold nnt
- Polish: zasadzka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: emboscada nf
- European Spanish:
emboscada
nf
- Swedish: bakhåll nnt
- Thai: การซุ่มโจมตี n
- Turkish: tuzak n
- Vietnamese: sự phục kích n
Usage examples
A perfect place for an ambush , she thought, then wished she hadn't.
, AFTERMATH (2001)The family of Corporal Dewi Pritchard, a Welsh soldier killed in an ambush on his armoured car, accuse Blair of'ruining' their family.
Spiked (2004)Residents said U. S. troops sprayed the area with gunfire after the ambush , killing two people.
canada.com (2004)Militants have threatened to kill and mutilate a US civilian captured during the ambush of a convoy west of Baghdad.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)The ambush in which Onésimo lost his life took place within the Nationalist zone.
, DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain (2002)