vi to lie in ambush.
2. ambuscade ·vt the body of troops lying in ambush.
3. ambuscade ·vt to post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.
4. ambuscade ·vt a place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly.
5. ambuscade ·vt to lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
6. ambuscade ·vt a lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. hence: a lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush.