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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024am•bush /ˈæmbʊʃ/USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of lying hidden so as to attack by surprise:[uncountable]The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
- [countable] an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position.
- the concealed position itself:[uncountable]They fired from ambush.
v. [~ + object] - to attack from ambush.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•bush (am′bŏŏsh),USA pronunciation n. Also, am′bush•ment. - an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise:The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
- an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position.
- the concealed position itself:They fired from ambush.
- those who attack suddenly and unexpectedly from a concealed position.
v.t. - to attack from ambush.
- Middle French embusche, derivative of the verb, verbal
- Gmc *busk- heavy stick) + -ier infinitive suffix; (noun, nominal) earlier enbusshe
- Vulgar Latin *busca wood, forest
- Middle French embuschier to place men in ambush, literally, to set in the woods, equivalent. to em- im-1 + busch- (
- (verb, verbal) Middle English enbuss(h)en 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ambush /ˈæmbʊʃ/ n - 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
vb - to lie in wait (for)
- (transitive) to attack suddenly from a concealed position
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French embuschier to position in ambush, from em- im- + -buschier, from busche piece of firewood, probably of Germanic origin; see bush1ˈambusher n |