1. a surprise attack made from a concealed position
Usage: formal
2. the concealed position from which such an attack is made
Usage: formal

1. to attack suddenly from a concealed position
Usage: formal

Examples

• The soldiers set up an ambuscade along the mountain pass.
• Enemy forces launched an ambuscade at dawn.
• The rebels planned to ambuscade the supply convoy.
• From their ambuscade in the forest, they could see the approaching troops.
• The bandits would ambuscade travelers on the lonely road.
• The general warned his men to watch for any potential ambuscade.
• They decided to ambuscade the enemy patrol near the bridge.