— ambusher , n. — ambushlike , adj.
/am"boosh/ , n. Also, ambushment .
1. an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
2. an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position.
3. the concealed position itself: They fired from ambush.
4. those who attack suddenly and unexpectedly from a concealed position.
v.t.
5. to attack from ambush.
[ 1250-1300; (v.) ME enbuss ( h ) en embuschier to place men in ambush, lit., to set in the woods, equiv. to em- IM- 1 + busch- ( busca wood, forest busk- heavy stick) + -ier inf. suffix; (n.) earlier enbusshe embusche, deriv. of the v. ]