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Definition of Ambush
1. Noun. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
Generic synonyms: Coup De Main, Surprise Attack
Specialized synonyms: Dry-gulching
Derivative terms: Ambuscade
2. Verb. Wait in hiding to attack.
Generic synonyms: Wait
Derivative terms: Ambuscade, Ambusher, Bushwhacker, Lurker
3. Verb. Hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing.
Generic synonyms: Hunt, Hunt Down, Run, Track Down
Derivative terms: Ambusher
Definition of Ambush
1. n. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.
2. v. t. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
3. v. i. To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk.
Definition of Ambush
1. Noun. The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise. ¹
2. Noun. An attack launched from a concealed position. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ambush
1. to attack from a concealed place [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Medical Definition of Ambush
1. 1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. "By ambushed men behind their temple ai, We have the king of Mexico betrayed." (Dryden) 2. To attack by ambush; to waylay. Origin: OE. Enbussen, enbushen, OF. Embushier, embuissier, F. Embucher, embusquer, fr. LL. Imboscare; in + LL. Boscus, buscus, a wood; akin to G. Bush, E. Bush. See Ambuscade, Buh. 1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare. "Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege Or ambush from the deep." (Milton) 2. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise. "Bold in close ambush, base in open field." (Dryden) 3. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait. "The ambush arose quickly out of their place." (Josh. Viii. 19) To lay an ambush, to post a force in ambush. Origin: F. Embuche, fr. The verb. See Ambush. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ambush
Literary usage of Ambush
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"A person in ambush or who is concealed is ... "ambush" and "concealment" have
reference alone to the position in which the person hides himself. ..."
2. Chronicles of the City of Perugia, 1492-1503 by Francesco Maturanzio, Edward Strachan Morgan (1905)
"And it came to pass that one day those in the city devised to lay an ambush near
la Bastia and they hid themselves hard by the bridge which is close to the ..."
3. The Bookman (1910)
"ambush, on the contrary, by Marie Van Vorst, is a mad riot of devil-may- care
recklessness, a con- "In ambush" stant . Jc,stine ™th death, a melodramatic ..."
4. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1905)
"From this fact Comstock has called these insects "the ambush bugs," and this
insect affords our best exponent of what Professor Poulton calls "specific ..."
5. The deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper (1841)
"Had the death of the girl been known, it is probable nothing could have saved
the lives of Hurry and Hutter; but that event occurred after the ambush was ..."
6. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"At Pennacook (Concord) a party of Indians planned to ambush the settlers on their
... to a man, carrying their guns, they kept to their ambush, and the next ..."
7. The Land of the Long Night by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu (1899)
"THEY LIE IN ambush. — MAGNIFICENT SHIPS. — THE LONG SERPENT. ... and Erik Jarl
of Norway, his enemies, lay in ambush for him under the island of ..."
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