Ambuscade

/ˈæmbəsˌkeɪd/

Synonyms for "ambuscade" (23 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (7)

booby trap
Verb(3 words)
bushwhacklie in waitlurk

Related words (11)

Noun(6 words)
lying in waitpitfallsnaresurprisesurprise attackwaylay
Verb(2 words)
shadowingstalking horsesurveillance

Related word relations

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More general

7 entries
attackcoup de maindeceptionmanipulationmilitary operationsurprise attackwait

More specific

7 entries
booby traphidden pitfalllie in waitnight ambuscaderiver ambuscadeset an ambushwoods ambuscade

Collocations

8 entries
ambuscade operationambuscade patrolambuscade planambuscade siteambuscade tacticclassic ambuscadehistoric ambuscadenotable ambuscade

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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The plot of the tragedy at hand was the very old one of the decoy and the ambuscade […]

Source: wiktionary

The yellow cat deliberately stretched himself, yawned, and followed; and proceeded to carry out a wonderful scheme of feints and ambuscades in regard to a ping-pong ball which was kept for his proper diversion.

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Accordingly an army was sent into Corea. It met the Japanese before the walls of Pʻing Jang (平壤), where it was annihilated and its commander, Tsu Chʻêng-hsun, (祖承訓), barely escaped with his life. The next Chinese army under the command of Li Ju-sung (李如松), fresh from a successful campaign against a Mongol rebel in Ning Hsia (甯夏), gained a victory over the Japanese in Pʻing Jang; but, elated by this success, the Chinese general allowed himself to be led into an ambuscade near Seoul and overthrown (1593).

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De Metz: An ambuscade! There are Burgundian soldiers everywhere! Hurry west to the river, where we can made^([sic]) our escape!

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