ambuscade

am·bus·cade

A0246600 (ăm′bə-skād′, ăm′bə-skād′)n. An ambush.tr.v. am·bus·cad·ed, am·bus·cad·ing, am·bus·cades To attack suddenly and without warning from a concealed place; ambush.

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[French embuscade (from Old French embuschier, to ambush) and Old Italian imboscata (from feminine past participle of imboscare, to ambush), both from Frankish *boscu, bush, woods.]

ambuscade

(ˌæmbəˈskeɪd) nan ambushvbto ambush or lie in ambush[C16: from French embuscade, from Old Italian imboscata, probably of Germanic origin; compare ambush]

am•bush

(ˈæm bʊʃ)

n. 1. an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road. 2. an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position. 3. the concealed position itself: They fired from ambush. 4. those who attack suddenly and unexpectedly from a concealed position. v.t. 5. to attack from ambush. v.i. 6. to lie in ambush. [1250–1300; Middle English enbuss(h)en < Middle French embuschier literally, to set in the woods « Vulgar Latin *busca wood, forest] am′bush•er, n.

ambuscade

Past participle: ambuscaded
Gerund: ambuscading

Imperative
ambuscade
ambuscade

Present
I ambuscade
you ambuscade
he/she/it ambuscades
we ambuscade
you ambuscade
they ambuscade

Preterite
I ambuscaded
you ambuscaded
he/she/it ambuscaded
we ambuscaded
you ambuscaded
they ambuscaded

Present Continuous
I am ambuscading
you are ambuscading
he/she/it is ambuscading
we are ambuscading
you are ambuscading
they are ambuscading

Present Perfect
I have ambuscaded
you have ambuscaded
he/she/it has ambuscaded
we have ambuscaded
you have ambuscaded
they have ambuscaded

Past Continuous
I was ambuscading
you were ambuscading
he/she/it was ambuscading
we were ambuscading
you were ambuscading
they were ambuscading

Past Perfect
I had ambuscaded
you had ambuscaded
he/she/it had ambuscaded
we had ambuscaded
you had ambuscaded
they had ambuscaded

Future
I will ambuscade
you will ambuscade
he/she/it will ambuscade
we will ambuscade
you will ambuscade
they will ambuscade

Future Perfect
I will have ambuscaded
you will have ambuscaded
he/she/it will have ambuscaded
we will have ambuscaded
you will have ambuscaded
they will have ambuscaded

Future Continuous
I will be ambuscading
you will be ambuscading
he/she/it will be ambuscading
we will be ambuscading
you will be ambuscading
they will be ambuscading

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ambuscading
you have been ambuscading
he/she/it has been ambuscading
we have been ambuscading
you have been ambuscading
they have been ambuscading

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ambuscading
you will have been ambuscading
he/she/it will have been ambuscading
we will have been ambuscading
you will have been ambuscading
they will have been ambuscading

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ambuscading
you had been ambuscading
he/she/it had been ambuscading
we had been ambuscading
you had been ambuscading
they had been ambuscading

Conditional
I would ambuscade
you would ambuscade
he/she/it would ambuscade
we would ambuscade
you would ambuscade
they would ambuscade

Past Conditional
I would have ambuscaded
you would have ambuscaded
he/she/it would have ambuscaded
we would have ambuscaded
you would have ambuscaded
they would have ambuscaded

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ambuscade - the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surpriseambush, lying in wait, trapcoup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warningdry-gulching - the act of killing from ambush
Verb	1.	ambuscade - wait in hiding to attack ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, scupper, waylay, lurkwait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

ambuscade

nounAn attack or stratagem for capturing or tricking an unsuspecting person:ambush, trap.verbTo attack suddenly and without warning:ambush, bushwhack, surprise, waylay.

Translations

embuscadeзасада