verb (used with object), am·bus·cad·ed, am·bus·cad·ing. to attack from a concealed position; ambush.

What does ambuscade mean?

ambuscade • \AM-buh-skayd\ • noun. : a trap in which concealed persons lie in wait to attack by surprise; also : the persons so concealed or their position.

How do you use ambuscade in a sentence?

Ambuscade sentence example

Misfortunes here increased upon him, until he fell into an ambuscade and was mortally wounded. The column crossed the Monongahela river on the 9th of July and almost immediately afterwards fell into an ambuscade of French and Indians.