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• ambush — Noun: 1st, the act of attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station; 2nd, a concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise; an ambuscade; 3rd, troops posted in a concealed place for attacking by surprise.… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• ambush — To lie in wait, to surprise, to place in ambush …   Black's law dictionary

• ambush — To lie in wait, to surprise, to place in ambush …   Black's law dictionary

• Ambush — Am bush ([a^]m b[oo^]sh), n. [F. emb[^u]che, fr. the verb. See {Ambush}, v. t.] 1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ambush marketing — is a marketing campaign that takes place around an event but does not involve payment of a sponsorship fee to the event. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/06/sports/AS SPT New Zealand Ambush Marketing.php# Ambush marketing laws planned… …   Wikipedia

• ambush — [am′boosh΄] n. [OFr embusche < embuschier: see AMBUSH the vt. vi.] 1. a deployment of persons in hiding to make a surprise attack 2. a) the persons in hiding b) their place of hiding 3. the act of so lying in wait to attack …   English World dictionary

• ambush — [n] lying in wait; concealed position ambuscade, ambushment, camouflage, concealment, deception, hiding, hiding place, lurking, pitfall, shelter, trap, trick*, waiting, waylaying; concepts 86,188 ambush [v] lie in wait; attack ambuscade, assail,… …   New thesaurus

• ambush — ► NOUN ▪ a surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position. ► VERB ▪ attack in such a way. ORIGIN Old French embusche, from a Latin word meaning to place in a wood ; related to BUSH(Cf. ↑bush) …   English terms dictionary

• Ambush — For other uses, see Ambush (disambiguation). An ambush is a long established military tactic, in which the aggressors (the ambushing force) take advantage of concealment and the element of surprise to attack an unsuspecting enemy from concealed… …   Wikipedia

• Ambush — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Means of concealment. < N PARAG:Ambush >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hiding place hiding place Sgm: N 1 secret place secret place secret drawer Sgm: N 1 recess recess hold holes and corners Sgm: N 1 closet closet …   English dictionary for students

• ambush — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly ▪ enemy VERB + AMBUSH ▪ lay, prepare, set up ▪ The soldiers set up an …   Collocations dictionary