English

Etymology
F. embuscade, from Italian imboscata, or Spanish emboscada, from emboscar to ambush, from LL. imboscare.

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪd|-eɪd

Noun
en-noun

1. A lying in a wait, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush.

Verb
en-verb|ambuscades|ambuscading|ambuscaded

1. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.

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• 2007-10-07 19:15 - Connel MacKenzie - [[User:Connel MacKenzie/Format|mfmt]], combine defs to rm redundancies, ===Hdr===, {{infl}} (en), wfy etym

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