2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
AMBUSCADE
Am`bus*cade", v. i.
Defn: To lie in ambush.
AMBUSCADO
Am`bus*ca"do, n.
Defn: Ambuscade. [Obs.] Shak.
AMBUSCADOED
Am`bus*ca"doed, p. p.
Defn: Posted in ambush; ambuscaded. [Obs.]
AMBUSH
Am"bush, n. Etym: [F. embûche, fr. the verb. See Ambush, v. t.]
1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare. Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege Or ambush from the deep. Milton.
2. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise. Bold in close ambush, base in open field. Dryden.