ambush Definition

ambush
noun ambushes

1. The act of lying in wait to attack someone by surprise.
2. An attack made in this way.
3. The person or people making such an attack.
4. The place of concealment from which the attack is made.

Thesaurus: trap, snare, hiding place, concealment, shelter, cover.

verb

ambushes, ambushed, ambushing
1. To lie in wait for someone or attack them in this way.

Thesaurus: entrap, ensnare, surprise, trap, waylay, bushwhack (US).

Etymology: 14c: from French embuschier to place men in the woods.