Ambuscading

Ambuscading
Ambuscade Am`bus*cade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambuscaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ambuscading}.] 1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush. [1913 Webster]

2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay. [1913 Webster]


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  • ambuscading — am·bus·cade || ‚æmbÉ™s keɪd n. ambush, surprise attack v. ambush; attack unexpectedly …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • Ambuscade — Am bus*cade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambuscaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ambuscading}.] 1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush. [1913 Webster] 2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ambuscaded — Ambuscade Am bus*cade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambuscaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ambuscading}.] 1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush. [1913 Webster] 2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ambuscade — ambuscader, n. /am beuh skayd , am beuh skayd /, n., v., ambuscaded, ambuscading. n. 1. an ambush. v.i. 2. to lie in ambush. v.t. 3. to attack from a concealed position; ambush. [1575 85; < MF embuscade, alter. (under influence of OF embuschier;… …   Universalium

  • ambuscade — /æmbəsˈkeɪd/ (say ambuhs kayd) noun 1. an ambush. –verb (ambuscaded, ambuscading) –verb (i) 2. to lie in ambush. –verb (t) 3. to attack from a concealed position. {French embuscade, from embusquer, Italian imboscata and Old French embûcher. See… …  

  • ambuscade — [am΄bəs kād′; ] also, esp.for n. [, am′bəs kād΄] n., vt., vi. ambuscaded, ambuscading [Fr embuscade < embusquer, to ambush, altered (after It imboscare) < OFr embuschier: see AMBUSH] AMBUSH ambuscader n …   English World dictionary

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