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- [am-buh-skeyd, am-buh-skeyd]
- /ˈæm bəˌskeɪd, ˌæm bəˈskeɪd/
- /æmbəsˈkeɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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
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