English Explanatory Dictionary

ambuscade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
  2. The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
  3. The body of troops lying in ambush.
verb
  1. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.

Pronunciation

/ˈæmbəsˌkeɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ambuscade.wav

Word forms

ambuscade ambuscades ambuscading ambuscaded

Etymology

From French embuscade, from Italian imboscata from the past participle of imboscare (“to ambush”), from Vulgar Latin *imbosco (“I hide, ambush”) (see there for more), from Frankish *busk (“bush”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, heavy stick”). Compare ambush. More at bush.

Derived words

ambuscader
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