AMBUSH

I. verb Etymology: Middle English embushen, from Anglo-French embuscher, from en in (from Latin in) + busche log, firewood Date: 14th century transitive verb to station in ~, to attack from an ~ ; waylay , intransitive verb to lie in wait ; lurk , ~er noun ~ment noun II. noun Date: 15th century a trap in which concealed persons lie in wait to attack by surprise, the persons stationed in ~, an attack especially from an ~