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Definition of: ambush
(am′b
sh) noun
1. The act or condition of lying in wait to surprise or attack an enemy.
2. The hiding place or the persons hidden. Also am′bush·ment.
—v.t. & v.i.
1. To hide in order to attack unexpectedly.
2. To attack from a hidden place; waylay. [ < OF embusche <embuschier < Ital. imboscare place in a bush, set an ambush < L in- in + boscus a wood]
—am′bush·er noun
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