ambush
🇺🇸
/ˈæmbʊʃ/
🇬🇧
/ˈæmbʊʃ/
noun
R
a surprise attack on someone from a hidden place
The soldiers set up an ambush to capture the enemy.
verb
R
to surprise someone by attacking from a hidden place
The group was ambushed while walking through the forest.
translation
a surprise attack on someone from a hidden place
to surprise someone by attacking from a hidden place
Word Forms
3rd Present
ambushes
Past
ambushed
Perfect
ambushed
Progressive
ambushing
Plural
ambushes