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▸ noun: An attack launched from a concealed position.
▸ noun: The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched.
▸ noun: The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.
▸ verb: (transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
▸ verb: (transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
Similar:
lie in wait,
ambuscade,
lying in wait,
lurk,
still-hunt,
waylay,
trap,
bushwhack,
scupper,
ambush journalism,
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