Definitions of ambush

1. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait.

2. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.

3. To attack by ambush; to waylay.

4. To waylay; to station so as to attack by surprise.

5. To place in ambush.

6. To hide, as troops, for attack by surprize.

7. To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk.

8. To lie in wait for: to attack suddenly from a concealed position.

9. To lie in wait for; to surprise.

10. A place where troops lie hidden to attack the enemy unexpectedly; the act of hiding so as to make such an attack.

11. Same meanings as AMBUSCADE.

12. The act or place of lying in wait or hiding.

13. The lying concealed to attack by surprize; the hiding- place, or the persons hidden.

14. A lying concealed in wait to attack an enemy by surprise; the place of ambuscade; the attack; the troops in wait.

15. A lying in wait; soldiers concealed in order to attack an enemy by surprise.