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How to pronounce “ambush”
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Pronunciation guide for ambush
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of ambush with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla
after getting ambushed in Afghanistan.
- Definition summary
- The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce ambush
Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla
after getting ambushed in Afghanistan.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “ambush”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.
- An attack launched from a concealed position.
- The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched.
- The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
- (transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
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