Ambush (Noun)
Meaning
The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The soldiers set up an ambush behind the trees to catch the enemy off guard.
- The hunter waited in silence, ready to spring an ambush on the unsuspecting deer.
- The thieves lay in wait, planning a surprise ambush on the armored truck.
- The rebels set an ambush in the mountain pass, taking out the enemy's supply lines.
- The detectives set an ambush for the fugitive, hiding in the abandoned warehouse to surprise him.