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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King