ambush

/ˈæmbʊʃ/

/ˈæmˌbʊʃ/

Ambush

the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

synonyms : ambuscade

to ambush

MAIN VERB

wait in hiding to attack

synonyms : ambuscade

hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

synonyms : still-hunt

Examples

1. The UK Labour party has ambushed the telecoms sector.

2. On November 4th, 1932, the troops ambushed a group of roughly a thousand emus.

3. Two days later, the soldiers ambushed a group of 1,000 emus.

4. The main tactic of top Swedish TDs is ambush.