Ambuscade

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ambuscade
    n 1: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack
         by surprise [syn: {ambush}, {ambuscade}, {lying in wait},
         {trap}]
    v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {scupper},
         {bushwhack}, {waylay}, {lurk}, {ambuscade}, {lie in wait}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, n. [F. embuscade, fr. It. imboscata,
   or Sp. emboscada, fr. emboscar to ambush, fr. LL. imboscare.
   See {Ambush}, v. t.]
   1. A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking
      an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and
      concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare
      laid for an enemy; an ambush.
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   2. A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy
      unexpectedly. [R.] --Dryden.
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   3. (Mil.) The body of troops lying in ambush.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambuscaded}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Ambuscading}.]
   1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.
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   2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking
      place; to waylay.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. i.
   To lie in ambush.
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