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Definition ambush in American English

ambush noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/ˈæmˌbʊʃ/
1

an attack from a hidden position

Example

The two men were shot and wounded in an ambush.

Example

a high risk of ambush

Example

The police lay in ambush outside the apartment building.

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Definition ambush in American English