AM'BUSH, n. 1. A private or concealed station, where troops lie in wait to attack their enemy by surprise.2. The state of lying concealed, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; a lying in wait.3. The troops posted in a concealed place for attacking by surprise.Lay thee an ambush for the city. Josh. 8.AM'BUSH, v.t. To lie in wait for; to surprise, by assailing unexpectedly from a concealed place. AM'BUSH, v.i. To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise. Nor saw the snake, that ambushed for his prey.
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