ambush definition
We're only two, but we've got the advantage of the ambush, and that's a big one. The Rock of Chickamauga Joseph A. Altsheler Darkness, the ambush and the caution of sharpshooters were there. an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road. an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position. the concealed position itself: They fired from ambush. those who attack suddenly and unexpectedly from a concealed position. Ambush definition, an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road. See more. Firing from ambush and moving from place to place, he would seem more than one man. 1  Way of the Lawless Max Brand. 2  No mountains are here, but this is a great country for ambush. The Rock of Chickamauga Joseph A. Altsheler. 3  Besides, they can rake us with bullets from ambush, while we're climbing up the ridge. (Definition of “ambush” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) ambush in American English See all translations Contemporary Examples. 1  They were the machine gun bullets coming from the ambush when my company got hit. 2  In one ambush in late July, 11 Hezbollah fighters were killed, according to Lebanese security sources. 3  He was killed instantly by a blast in an ambush launched on our vehicles outside of a schoolhouse. (Definition of “ambush” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Opponents call the technique “ambush elections” and say the rules do not leave enough time for management to make its case. Obama Loves Labor (on the Down Low) David Freedlander April 10, 2014 Historical Examples ambush meaning, definition, what is ambush: to suddenly attack someone after hiding and waiting for them: . Learn more. plural ambushes. Learner's definition of AMBUSH. 1. [count] : an act of hiding, waiting for others to appear, and then suddenly attacking them : a surprise attack. Many soldiers were killed in the ambush.
Ambush is to suddenly attack someone after hiding and waiting for them.