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ambuscade

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈæmbəsˌkeɪd/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aabcdemsuStarts with AEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. wait in hiding to attack

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • The plot of the tragedy at hand was the very old one of the decoy and the ambuscade […]
  • The yellow cat deliberately stretched himself, yawned, and followed; and proceeded to carry out a wonderful scheme of feints and ambuscades in regard to a ping-pong ball which was kept for his proper diversion.
  • De Metz: An ambuscade! There are Burgundian soldiers everywhere! Hurry west to the river, where we can made^([sic]) our escape!

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