26984 words

ambush

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
to suddenly attack someone after hiding and waiting for them:

Examples:

Five soldiers died after their bus was ambushed on a country road.
He was ambushed by gunmen on his way to work.
2
an occasion when a person or group of people are ambushed:

Examples:

Several passers-by were killed in the ambush.
Fear of ambush prevents the police from going to high-risk areas.
3
to hide and wait for someone in order to attack them:

Examples:

The soldiers lay in ambush, their guns loaded.
4
a sudden and surprising attack on a person or group by one or more people who have been hiding and waiting for them:

Examples:

Seven commandos were wounded in an ambush.

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