AMBUSH

Meaning of AMBUSH in English

■ noun a surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position.

■ verb attack from a concealed position.

Origin

ME: from OFr. embusche (n.), embuschier (v.), based on a late L. word meaning 'to place in a wood'; related to bush 1 .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

AMBUSH — I. ˈamˌbu̇sh, ˈaam- verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English embushen, abushen, from Old French embuschier to place in ambush, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMBUSH — (v. t.) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
Английский словарь Webster
AMBUSH — (v. t.) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
Английский словарь Webster
AMBUSH — ( v. t. ) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBUSH — ( v. t. ) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBUSH — — ambusher , n. — ambushlike , adj. /am"boosh/ , n. Also, ambushment . 1. an act or instance of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBUSH — I. ˈam-ˌbu̇sh verb Etymology: Middle English embushen, from Anglo-French embuscher, from en in (from Latin in ) + busche log, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMBUSH — vt to attack by ambush; to waylay. 2. ambush ·vt to station in ambush with a view to surprise an …
Webster English vocab
AMBUSH — [am.bush] vb [ME embushen, fr. MF embuschier, fr. en in (fr. L in) + busche stick of firewood] vt (14c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMBUSH — ambush BrE AmE ˈæm bʊʃ ▷ ambush|ed t ▷ ambush|es ɪz əz ▷ ambush|ing ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AMBUSH — / ˈæmbʊʃ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ C , U ] the act of hiding and waiting …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMBUSH — am ‧ bush /ˈæmbʊʃ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: embuschier …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AMBUSH — n. & v. --n. 1 a surprise attack by persons (e.g. troops) in a concealed position. 2 a the concealment …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMBUSH — n. & v. n. 1 a surprise attack by persons (e.g. troops) in a concealed position. 2 a the concealment …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMBUSH — n. & v. --n. 1. a surprise attack by persons (e.g. troops) in a concealed position. 2 a the concealment …
Oxford English vocab
AMBUSH — ( ambushes, ambushing, ambushed) 1. If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMBUSH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ambush a convoy (= attack a convoy ) ▪ Gunmen ambushed a convoy of trucks …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMBUSH — [noun]Several passers-by were killed in the ambush. [C]Fear of ambush prevents the police from going to high-risk areas. [U]If someone …
Cambridge English vocab
AMBUSH — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly ▪ enemy VERB + AMBUSH ▪ lay , prepare , set up ▪ The soldiers …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AMBUSH — n. 25B6; noun the soldiers were killed in an ambush : SURPRISE ATTACK, trap; archaic ambuscade. 25B6; verb twenty youths …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AMBUSH — n. 1 trap, ambuscade or Archaic ambuscado The company set up an ambush near the crossroads v. 2 lie in …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AMBUSH — 1. сущ. засада to attack from ambush ≈ атаковать из засады to lie in ambush (for) ≈ лежать в засаде …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMBUSH — ambush.ogg 1. ʹæmbʋʃ n обыкн. воен. 1> засада to be /to lie, to lurk, to wait/ in ambush - находиться …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AMBUSH — ambush сущ.засада to attack from ambush — атаковать из засады to lie in ambush (for) — лежать в засаде to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AMBUSH — 1. ʹæmbʋʃ n обыкн. воен. 1) засада to be /to lie, to lurk, to wait/ in ambush - находиться в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AMBUSH — 1. сущ. засада to attack from ambush — атаковать из засады to lay an ambush — устраивать засаду to lie …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AMBUSH — 1. сущ. засада to attack from ambush — атаковать из засады to lay an ambush — устраивать засаду to lie in ambush — лежать …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AMBUSH — 1. _n. засада - make an ambush - lay an ambush - lie in ambush 2. _v. 1> находиться, сидеть …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AMBUSH — 1. n. засада - make an ambush - lay an ambush - lie in ambush 2. v. 1. находиться, сидеть …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AMBUSH — 1. _n. засада; to make (или to lay) an ambush устраивать засаду; to lie in ambush сидеть в засаде 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
AMBUSH — 1. сущ. засада to attack from ambush ≈ атаковать из засады to lie in ambush (for) ≈ лежать в засаде …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMBUSH — inboscada; v. inboscar
English interlingue dictionary
AMBUSH — paghupo
English-Visayan vocabulary
AMBUSH — I. verb Etymology: Middle English embushen, from Anglo-French embuscher, from en in (from Latin in) + busche log, firewood Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMBUSH — (v. i.) To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk.
Английский словарь Webster
AMBUSH — (v. t.) The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait.
Английский словарь Webster
AMBUSH — (v. t.) A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise.
Английский словарь Webster
AMBUSH — (v. t.) A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; …
Английский словарь Webster
AMBUSH — ( v. t. ) The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBUSH — ( v. t. ) A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBUSH — ( v. t. ) A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBUSH — ( v. i. ) To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBUSH — v. hide in order to make a surprise attack
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AMBUSH — n. act of hiding in order to make a surprise attack
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AMBUSH — n. Function: noun Date: 15th century 1 : a trap in which concealed persons lie in wait to attack by …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AMBUSH — n. Pronunciation: ' am- ˌ bu ̇ sh Function: verb Etymology: Middle English embushen, from Anglo-French embuscher, from en in …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AMBUSH — (~es, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If a group of people ~ their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AMBUSH — Synonyms and related words : ambuscade, ambushment, assail, assault, astonish, attack, blind, blitz, booby trap, bushwhack, catch off-guard, catch unawares, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AMBUSH — n. Function: noun a device to entrap an enemy by lying in hiding until a surprise attack is feasible FF1C; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AMBUSH — n. Function: verb Synonyms: SURPRISE 1, lay (for), waylay Related Words: assail, assault, attack; ensnare, entrap, snare, trap
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AMBUSH — n. See ambuscade .
Dictionary of English Synonyms
AMBUSH — I. verb Synonyms: surprise 1, lay (for), waylay Related Word: assail, assault, attack; ensnare, entrap, snare, trap II. noun a …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
AMBUSH — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
AMBUSH — See ↑ ATTACK 2,6
Longman Activator English vocab
AMBUSH — < language > A language for linear programming problems in a materials processing and transportation network. ["AMBUSH - An Advanced …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
AMBUSH — 1. noun засада 2. v устраивать засаду (vt)
Dirty English-Russian vocab
AMBUSH — n. 1) to lay, set an ~ for 2) to draw smb. into an ~ 3) to lie in ~ …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
AMBUSH — sætung
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
AMBUSH — Засада
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
AMBUSH — (n) засада
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
AMBUSH — 1. [ʹæmbʋʃ] n обыкн. воен. 1) засада to be /to lie, to lurk, to wait/ in ~ - находиться в …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
AMBUSH — v. устраивать засаду, заманивать в засаду, нападать из засады
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
AMBUSH — n. засада
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
AMBUSH — v. устраивать засаду, заманивать в засаду, нападать из засады
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

Concise Oxford English vocab

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