[ˈambʊʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position
(e.g: seven members of a patrol were killed in an ambush)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘place troops in hiding in order to surprise an enemy’): from Old French embusche (noun), embuschier (verb), based on a late Latin word meaning ‘to place in a wood’; related to bush

[ˈambʊʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make a surprise attack on (someone) from a concealed position
(e.g: they were ambushed and taken prisoner by the enemy)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘place troops in hiding in order to surprise an enemy’): from Old French embusche (noun), embuschier (verb), based on a late Latin word meaning ‘to place in a wood’; related to bush