Ambuscade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

wait in hiding to attack

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɪɡˌoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈambəskˌeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈambəskˌeɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈælɪɡˌoʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lying in wait waylay bushwhack lurk ambush scupper trap lie in wait

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
verb	wait in hiding to attack

Word Forms

ambush	verb	hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
ambuscade	verb	wait in hiding to attack
ambush	noun	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
ambusher	noun	an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack
bushwhacker	noun	a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
lurker	noun	someone waiting in concealment
ambuscade	noun	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hinterhalt

der Akt, sich zu verstecken und auf einen Überraschungsangriff zu warten

🇫🇷French

embuscade

le fait de se cacher et d'attendre pour attaquer par surprise

🇪🇸Spanish

emboscada

el acto de ocultarse y acechar para atacar por sorpresa

🇮🇹Italian

imboscata

l'atto di nascondersi e restare in agguato per attaccare di sorpresa

🇳🇱Dutch

hinderlaag

de handeling waarbij je jezelf verbergt en op de loer ligt om bij verrassing aan te vallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

emboscada

o ato de se esconder e ficar à espreita para atacar de surpresa

🇷🇺Russian

засада

действие, направленное на то, чтобы спрятаться и поджидать, чтобы напасть врасплох

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छिपकर आक्रमण

अपने आप को छुपाने और आश्चर्य से हमला करने की प्रतीक्षा में लेटने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

অ্যাম্বুস্কেড

নিজেকে আড়াল করার কাজ এবং অবাক হয়ে আক্রমণ করার অপেক্ষায় থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

பதுங்குகுழி

உங்களை மறைத்துக்கொண்டு, ஆச்சரியத்தால் தாக்குவதற்காகக் காத்திருக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంబుస్కేడ్

మిమ్మల్ని మీరు దాచుకోవడం మరియు ఆశ్చర్యంతో దాడి చేయడానికి వేచి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

हल्ला

स्वत: ला लपवून ठेवण्याची आणि आश्चर्याने हल्ला करण्याची वाट पाहण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

એમ્બુસ્કેડ

તમારી જાતને છુપાવવાની ક્રિયા અને આશ્ચર્યથી હુમલો કરવા માટે રાહ જોવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಂಚುದಾಳಿ

ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಮರೆಮಾಚುವ ಮತ್ತು ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯದಿಂದ ದಾಳಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಕಾದು ಕುಳಿತಿರುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമ്പസ്കേഡ്

സ്വയം മറച്ചുപിടിച്ച് ആശ്ചര്യത്തോടെ ആക്രമിക്കാൻ പതിയിരിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਂਬੂਸਕੇਡ

ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਛੁਪਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਏ ਰਹਿਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھات لگانا

اپنے آپ کو چھپانے اور حیرت سے حملہ کرنے کے انتظار میں پڑے رہنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

埋伏

隐藏自己并埋伏等待突然袭击的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

待ち伏せ

身を隠して横たわって奇襲攻撃を待つ行為

🇰🇷Korean

매복

기습공격을 하기 위해 몸을 숨기고 누워 기다리는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phục kích

hành động ẩn nấp và chờ đợi để tấn công bất ngờ

🇹🇭Thai

การซุ่มโจมตี

การปกปิดตัวเองและนอนรอการโจมตีด้วยความประหลาดใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyergapan

tindakan menyembunyikan diri dan menunggu untuk menyerang secara tiba-tiba

🇲🇾Malay

serang hendap

tindakan menyembunyikan diri dan menunggu untuk menyerang secara mengejut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كمين

فعل إخفاء نفسك والانتظار للهجوم على حين غرة

🇮🇷Persian

کمین

عمل پنهان کردن خود و در کمین دراز کشیدن برای حمله غافلگیرانه

🇹🇷Turkish

pusu

sürpriz yaparak saldırmak için kendinizi gizleme ve pusuya yatma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְאַרֵב

הפעולה של הסתרת עצמכם ושכבה על מנת לתקוף בהפתעה

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