Meaning Of The Word Ambush

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ambush
variable noun: An ambush is an attack on someone by people who have been hiding and waiting for them.
verb: If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.

ambush in American English
a deployment of persons in hiding to make a surprise attack
to hide in ambush
noun: an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise
transitive verb: to attack from ambush

ambush in British English
noun: the act of waiting in a concealed position in order to launch a surprise attack
verb: to lie in wait (for)

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