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ambushing
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/ˈæm.bʊʃ.ɪŋ/
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/ˈæm.bʊʃ.ɪŋ/
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ambushing
noun
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засада
The soldiers prepared an ambush for the enemy troops.
Солдаты подготовили засаду для вражеских войск.
Definitions
The act of lying in wait to make a surprise attack.
The soldiers were skilled in the art of ambushing, often catching their enemies off guard.
Synonyms
sudden attack
raid
assault
surprise attack
trap
ambushing
gerund / present participle
UK
/ˈæm.bʊ.ʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈæm.bʊ.ʃɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe entities engaged in an ambush.
Definitions
Engaging in or characterized by an ambush.
The ambushing rebels waited silently along the roadside.
Synonyms
waylaying
lying in wait
sneaking
surprising
stealthy
covert
clandestine
backstabbing
ambush
verb
ambushing
Gerund
ambushed
Past Simple
ambushed
Past Participle
ambushing
Gerund
UK
/ˈæm.bʊʃ/
US
/ˈæm.bʊʃ/
Translations
устраивать засаду
The soldiers decided to ambush the enemy at dawn.
Солдаты решили устроить засаду на врага на рассвете.
нападать из засады
The bandits planned to ambush the travelers on the narrow path.
Бандиты планировали напасть из засады на путешественников на узкой тропе.
Additional translations
подстерегать
Definitions
To attack by surprise from a concealed position.
The soldiers planned to ambush the enemy convoy at dawn.
Synonyms
trap
waylay
assail
surprise
attack
ambush
noun
Definitions
A surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position.
The soldiers walked into an ambush set by the enemy forces.
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
The ambush was carefully planned to catch the convoy off guard.
A hidden position from which a surprise attack can be made.
The rebels lay in ambush, waiting for the convoy to pass.
The group of attackers lying in wait to launch a surprise attack.
The ambush opened fire as the convoy rounded the bend.
ambush
adjective
Definitions
Relating to, characteristic of, or involving a surprise attack from concealment.
The squad trained in ambush tactics for jungle warfare.
Describing animals or other predators that hunt by remaining concealed and striking suddenly.
The frog is an ambush predator, snatching insects that venture too close.
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