Associations to the word «Ambuscade»

Wiktionary

AMBUSCADE, noun. (dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
AMBUSCADE, noun. The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
AMBUSCADE, noun. The body of troops lying in ambush.
AMBUSCADE, verb. (dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.

Dictionary definition

AMBUSCADE, noun. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
AMBUSCADE, verb. Wait in hiding to attack.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats