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Ambuscade: Definition and part of speech

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Ambuscade

  1. v. t. The body of troops lying in ambush.
  2. v. t. 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.
  3. v. t. A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Ambush: Definition and part of speech

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Ambush

  1. v. t. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait.
  2. v. t. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.
  3. v. t. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.