verb
- to conceal or hide in a wood or forest; to place in ambush among trees
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- The soldiers were embosked in the dense forest, waiting for the enemy to pass.
- The hunters embosked themselves among the thick trees to observe the wildlife.
- Medieval armies would often embosk their troops to gain a tactical advantage.
- The rebels embosked near the mountain pass to intercept the supply convoy.