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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, n. [F. embuscade fr It imboscata or Sp emboscada fr emboscar to ambush, fr LL imboscare See {Ambush}, v. t.] 1. A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush. 2. A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly. [R.] --Dryden. 3. (Mil.) The body of troops lying in ambush. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambuscaded}; p. pr & vb n. {Ambuscading}.] 1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush. 2. To lie in wait for or to attack from a covert or lurking place to waylay. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. i. To lie in ambush. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ambuscade n : the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise [syn: {ambush}, {lying in wait}, {trap}] v : wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {scupper}, {bushwhack}, {waylay}, {lurk}, {lie in wait}]
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