ambuscade
pronunciation
How to pronounce ambuscade in British English:
UK [ˌæmbəs'keɪd]
How to pronounce ambuscade in American English:
US [ˌæmbəs'keɪd]
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- Noun:
- the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
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- Verb:
- wait in hiding to attack
Word Origin
- ambuscade (n.)
- 1580s, essentially a variant form of ambush (n.), representing a reborrowing of that French word after it had been Italianized. Ambuscade is from French embuscade (16c.), Gallicized from Italian imboscata, literally "a hiding in the bush," compounded from the same elements as Old French embuscher. Sometimes in English as ambuscado, with faux Spanish ending of the sort popular in 17c.
Example
- 1. It is good that we make plan prepare to ambuscade ahead of schedule next raid is hostile .
- 2. If your attack is traveling absolutely able-bodied , it 's an ambuscade .
- 3. He felt that the police were there somewhere in ambuscade , waiting for the signal agreed upon and ready to stretch out their arm .
- 4. He got home pretty late that night , and when he climbed cautiously in at the window , he uncovered an ambuscade , in the person of his aunt ;
- 5. But when the occasion presented itself , there was suddenly seen to emerge from all this shadow , as from an ambuscade , a narrow and angular forehead , a baleful glance , a threatening chin , enormous hands , and a monstrous cudgel .