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ambush

/ˈæmbʊʃ/noun

उच्चारण ऐम्बुश

घात, छिपकर हमला

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, U]

    the act of hiding and waiting for somebody and then making a surprise attack on them

    घात, छिपकर हमला

    • Soldiers were killed in an ambush.

    Synonyms surprise attack trap snare lure ambuscade

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb

    to make a surprise attack on somebody from a hidden position

    घात लगाकर हमला करना

    • The rebels ambushed the convoy.

    Synonyms waylay attack trap pounce on surprise

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

surprise attack trap snare lure ambuscade waylay attack pounce on surprise

AaSpelling

am·bush

?Which word?

Keep the surprise-attack words together: ambush (attack from a hidden place), waylay (stop somebody to attack or talk to them), pounce (jump on suddenly), raid, assault.

अचानक हमले के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ambush (छिपी जगह से हमला), waylay (हमला करने या बात करने के लिए रोकना), pounce (अचानक झपटना), raid, assault।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Lie in ambush (hide and wait to attack), fall into an ambush.

Collocations: lie in ambush (हमले के लिए छिपकर प्रतीक्षा करना), fall into an ambush।

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General knowledge

Guerrilla warfare uses ambushes and surprise attacks; Shivaji was known for guerrilla tactics (ganimi kava).

गुरिल्ला युद्ध में घात और अचानक हमले होते हैं; शिवाजी गुरिल्ला युक्ति (गनिमी कावा) के लिए प्रसिद्ध थे।