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- revolutionaries laid in ambush for the king along the route his carriage would travel
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- ambuscade,
- ambushment,
- surprise
- (also surprize),
- trap
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- thinking that he was getting into his assigned limousine, the diplomat did not realize that he was the victim of an ambush as he was being lured into his captor's car
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verbSynonyms of ambush (Entry 2 of 2)
- the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king
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