AMBUSH


Meaning of AMBUSH in English

[am.bush] vb [ME embushen, fr. MF embuschier, fr. en in (fr. L in) + busche stick of firewood] vt (14c) 1: to station in ambush

2: to attack from an ambush: waylay ~ vi: to lie in wait: lurk -- am.bush.er n -- am.bush.ment n

[2]ambush n (15c) 1: a trap in which concealed persons lie in wait to attack by surprise

2: the persons stationed in ambush; also: their concealed position

3: an attack esp. from an ambush

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.