ambush
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.
Other meanings
An attack launched from a concealed position.
The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched.
Synonyms
- lying in wait
- trap
Related words
- counterambush
- ambush marketing
- ambush television
- ambusher
- ambushment
- antiambush
- lie in ambush
- ambushee
- enambush
- ambush journalism
- ambush predator
- ambush bug
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "en-".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ambush” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.