AMBUSCADE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ambuscade mean? 

• AMBUSCADE (noun)
  The noun AMBUSCADE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: AMBUSCADE used as a noun is very rare.

• AMBUSCADE (verb)
  The verb AMBUSCADE has 1 sense:

1. wait in hiding to attack

  Familiarity information: AMBUSCADE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMBUSCADE (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

ambuscade; ambush; lying in wait; trap

Hypernyms ("ambuscade" is a kind of...):

coup de main; surprise attack (an attack without warning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ambuscade"):

dry-gulching (the act of killing from ambush)

• AMBUSCADE (verb)

Meaning:

Wait in hiding to attack

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

scupper; lie in wait; bushwhack; ambush; ambuscade; waylay; lurk

Hypernyms (to "ambuscade" is one way to...):

wait (stay in one place and anticipate or expect something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody