I. ˈambəˌskād, ˈaam-, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French embuscade, modification (influenced by Middle French embuschier to place in ambush) of Old Italian imboscata, from feminine of imboscato, past participle of imboscare to place in ambush, from in (from Latin) + -boscare, from bosco forest, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German busc forest — more at in , bush , ambush
: ambush 1
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to attack from an ambuscade