| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb ambuscade.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (ambuscade) | 1. Wait in hiding to attack.[Wordnet]. 2. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.[Websters]. 3. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.[Websters]. 4. To lie in ambush.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: ambuscading, ambuscaded, ambuscades, ambuscader, ambuscaders, ambuscadingly and ambuscadedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "AMBUSCADING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: AMBUSCADING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Lying in wait for; attacking from a secret station.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of ambuscade. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: ambuscade
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| HMS Ambuscade (1913) | HMS Ambuscade was an Acasta-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down under the 1911-1912 construction programme by the John Brown company (originally as Keith), and launched on 25 January 1913. (references) | ||
| HMS Ambuscade (D38) | HMS Ambuscade (D38) was a British Royal Navy destroyer which served in the Second World War. She and her sister ship Amazon were prototypes designed to exploit advances in construction and machinery since World War I. (references) | ||
| HMS Ambuscade (F172) | HMS Ambuscade (F172) was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was to be completed with Exocet launchers in 'B' position, however she was fitted for, but not with, Exocet. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: ambuscade | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| HMS Ambuscade | 22 | HMS Ambuscade | 22 | |
| HMS Ambuscade (F172) | 10 | HMS Ambuscade (1913) | 4 | |
| HMS Ambuscade (D38) | 4 | HMS Ambuscade (D38) | 4 | |
| HMS Ambuscade (1913) | 4 | HMS Ambuscade (F172) | 10 | |
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