ambush

English

/ˈæm.bʊʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
  • An attack launched from a concealed position.
  • The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French enbuscier, en- (cause to be) derived from Latin boscus derived from Frankish *busk (bush) derived from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (bush, thicket, woods, forest, heavy stick).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*buskaz

Gloss

bush, thicket, woods, forest, heavy stick

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

森

Emoji

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