ambushment

as in ambush
a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait ambushments were a constant threat to travelers along the road to London

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Noun
  • Like some of the ambush drones recently seen in Ukraine, Viper can have small solar cells, powering its sensors and communications for an indefinite period, as well as slowly recharging the battery.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The mission has also lost two members of its force in gang ambushes; while one has been confirmed dead the other is still been regarded as missing even though local media has reported him as dead.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As aid groups say famine has already taken hold, the assault risks the lives of remaining hostages—captured by Hamas in its October 2023 attack—while Netanyahu faces mounting political turmoil at home, even as Washington continues to hold Hamas responsible for prolonging the conflict.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Even when put under lighter sanctions in 2018, during the Salisbury chemical attack, claims of election interference, and criminal cyber operations continued.
    Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The man, whom the magazine did not identify citing privacy concerns, cut his shin on a bait fish trap on a pier in an inlet that leads to the bay.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Her latest project, monitoring 50 camera traps in the understudied Atascosa highlands region in southern Arizona resulted in a remarkable discovery.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Ambushment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambushment. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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