ambuscade

noun am·bus·cade \ˈam-bə-ˌskād, ˌam-bə-ˈ\

Definition of AMBUSCADE

: ambush

— ambuscade verb

— am·bus·cad·er noun

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Origin of AMBUSCADE

Middle French embuscade, modification of Old Italian imboscata, from imboscare to place in ambush, from in (from Latin) + bosco forest, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German busc forest — more at in, bush

First Known Use: circa 1588

Related to AMBUSCADE

Synonyms: ambush, ambushment, surprise (also surpize), trap

Rhymes with AMBUSCADE

accolade, Adelaide, aquacade, balustrade, barricade, cable-laid, cannonade, carronade, cavalcade, centigrade, chambermaid, chiffonade, colonnade, countertrade, custom-made, dairymaid, defilade, enfilade, escalade, escapade, esplanade, everglade, foreign aid, fusillade, gallopade, gasconade, grant-in-aid, hawser-laid, hearing aid, intergrade, legal aid, lemonade, marinade, marmalade, masquerade, meter maid, motorcade, orangeade, orthograde, overtrade, palisade, panty raid, pasquinade, plantigrade, promenade, ready-made, renegade, retrograde, serenade, stock-in-trade, tailor-made, underlaid, visual aid

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