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noun

ˈam-bə-ˌskād How to pronounce ambuscade (audio)
Definition of ambuscadenext
as in ambush
a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait warned by one of their scouts of an Apache ambuscade, the Comanches took a different path through the mountains

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verb

as in to ambush
to lie in wait for and attack by surprise marching to the rescue of the besieged Fort Stanwix, 800 colonial militiamen were ambuscaded by a force of Loyalist troops and their Native American allies

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  1. ambush
  2. attack
Noun
  • Aside from individual citizens concerned about their own data, communities also worry the data could be accessed by government organizations like ICE and used to track and ambush immigrants in their neighborhoods, or to keep tabs on their community.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 21 July 2026
  • Pogačar went into the race as winner of the past two editions, but he was undone by a Jumbo-Visma masterclass on the slopes of the Col du Galibier, an epic ambush that paved the way for Vingegaard’s devastating attack on the Granon.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of ambush
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  • While a ground operation would be complex, the ISIS report pointed out several possible avenues for attack.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • That case focused mostly on the details of the knife attack itself; the federal one delves more into questions of motive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of attack
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