n. & v.
n. an ambush.
v. 1 tr. attack by means of an ambush. 2 intr. lie in ambush. 3 tr. conceal in an ambush.
[ F embuscade f. It. imboscata or Sp. emboscada f. L imboscare: see AMBUSH, -ADE(1) ]
n. & v.
n. an ambush.
v. 1 tr. attack by means of an ambush. 2 intr. lie in ambush. 3 tr. conceal in an ambush.
[ F embuscade f. It. imboscata or Sp. emboscada f. L imboscare: see AMBUSH, -ADE(1) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012