Main Entry:

¹am·bush

Pronunciation:

\ˈam-ˌbu̇sh\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English embushen, from Anglo-French embuscher, from en in (from Latin in) + busche log, firewood

Date:

14th century

transitive verb 1 : to station in ambush 2 : to attack from an ambush : waylay intransitive verb : to lie in wait : lurk

— am·bush·er noun

— am·bush·ment \-mənt\ noun