ambuscade
/ˌæmbʊˈskeɪd/noun
उच्चारण ऐम्बुस्केड
घात लगाकर किया गया हमला, घात
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noun
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[C] old-fashioned
a surprise attack made by people who have hidden themselves and are waiting for their enemy
घात लगाकर किया गया हमला, घात
- The soldiers fell into an ambuscade in the narrow valley.
- The king escaped the ambuscade with a few loyal men.
Synonyms ambush
verb
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[T] ~ sb old-fashioned
to attack somebody by surprise from a hidden position
घात लगाकर हमला करना
- The raiders ambuscaded the convoy at dawn.
- Robbers ambuscaded the travellers in the forest.
Synonyms ambush
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ambush noun
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Synonyms
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am·bus·cade
⌂Word origin and word building
From French embuscade, related to a word meaning bush or wood, where the attackers hid.
From French शब्द embuscade, जो झाड़ी या जंगल से जुड़ा है, जहाँ हमलावर छिपते थे।