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ambuscade

am·bus·cade
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [am-buh-skeyd, am-buh-skeyd]
    • /ˈæm bəˌskeɪd, ˌæm bəˈskeɪd/
    • /æmbəsˈkeɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [am-buh-skeyd, am-buh-skeyd]
    • /ˈæm bəˌskeɪd, ˌæm bəˈskeɪd/

Definitions of ambuscade word

  • noun ambuscade an ambush 3
  • verb ambuscade to ambush or lie in ambush 3
  • abbreviation AMBUSCADE ambush 3
  • noun ambuscade an ambush. 1
  • verb without object ambuscade to lie in ambush. 1
  • verb with object ambuscade to attack from a concealed position; ambush. 1

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Origin of ambuscade

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Middle French embuscade, alteration (under influence of Old French embuschier; see ambush) of Middle French emboscade < Old Italian imboscata, feminine past participle of imboscare, verbal derivative with in- in-2 of bosco wood, forest < Germanic *bosk- bush1

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Parts of speech for Ambuscade

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ambuscade popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ambuscade usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ambuscade

verb ambuscade

  • bushwhack — to ambush
  • attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
  • trap — a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
  • waylay — to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
  • surprise — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.

noun ambuscade

  • quicksand — a bed of soft or loose sand saturated with water and having considerable depth, yielding under weight and therefore tending to suck down any object resting on its surface.
  • ambushment — an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.

Antonyms for ambuscade

verb ambuscade

  • release — to lease again.
  • let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.

Top questions with ambuscade

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