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Definition ambush in British English

ambush noun

[countable/uncountable]noun
/ˈæmbʊʃ/
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 building.

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Definition ambush in British English