1. the act of attacking from a hidden position
Usage: archaic
2. a hidden position from which to make a surprise attack
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The soldiers prepared an ambushment along the forest path.
• They lay in ambushment, waiting for the enemy to pass.
• The rebels used the rocky terrain for their ambushment.
• The general warned his troops about possible ambushment in the valley.
• From their ambushment behind the trees, they could see the approaching convoy.
• The bandits chose a narrow canyon as their place of ambushment.