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ambush::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | still-hunt |
| Type of | hunt down, run, track down, hunt |
| Derivation | ambusher |
ambush::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ambuscade, lying in wait, trap |
| Type of | coup de main, surprise attack |
| Has types | dry-gulching |
Examples of ambush
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Following an ambush, Paul wakes up to find himself buried alive inside a coffin.
From the sacbee.com
I returned the dilapidated chair to the deck, where it sat all summer in ambush.
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Politically, though, the ambush amendment could still have lasting consequences.
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Those bold or reckless enough to travel by road risk ambush, abduction or worse.
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Fast food drive-throughs were great spots to ambush unsuspecting $10 recipients.
From the thestate.com
About 15 armed men, shabiha, descended on us and there was an ambush all set up.
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Sometimes it seems that temptations are around every corner, ready to ambush us.
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It is operated by Ted Hinton, son of one of the officers involved in the ambush.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They ambush an alien and Frank puts on its shirt to infiltrate an alien meeting.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
- Wait in hiding to attack
- Still-hunt: hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
- An ambush is a long-established military tactic, in which the aggressors (the ambushing force) use concealment to attack a passing enemy. Ambushers strike from concealed positions, such as among dense underbrush or behind hilltops. ...
- Ambush! is a man-to-man wargame developed by Avalon Hill. It was released under Avalon's Victory Games label and was developed by Eric Lee Smith and John Butterfield. In 1984, Ambush! won the Origins Award for Best 20th Century Boardgame of 1983. ...
- Ambush is a 1950 western film directed by Sam Wood and starring Robert Taylor, John Hodiak and Arlene Dahl. This was the last film directed by Sam Wood.
- Ambush (Finnish: Rukaju00E4rven tie) is a 1999 Finnish war film directed by Olli Saarela. Literally "Road of Rukaju00E4rvi", the film debuted on 22 January 1999 in Finland, after which it was released internationally. The film is based on a book written by Antti Tuuri and its leads are played by Peter Franzu00E9n as Lt. Eero Perkola and Irina Bju00F6rklund as Kaarina Vainikainen, Lt. Perkola's love.
- Ambush is the second studio album for the band Ambush. It includes the singles "In This Room", "She Doesn't Come Close" and "Take My Picture".
- Ambush is a country music group, formed in 1993 in Ottawa, and now based in Perth, Ontario, Canada.
