Ambuscades

/ˌæmbəˈskeɪdz/ noun

Definition

Plural of ambuscade; multiple surprise attacks or groups of soldiers waiting to attack unexpectedly.

Etymology

English plural of 'ambuscade,' formed by adding '-s.' The base word comes from Spanish via French, but English pluralization rules apply regardless of origin.

Kelly Says

Military strategists have written entire treatises on planning 'ambuscades'—they're so effective because they violate the fundamental human expectation that we can see danger coming, making surprise the ultimate tactical weapon!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መሳሰሉ
me-sa-se-lu
ARالعربية
كمين
ka-meen
BNবাংলা
অবস্থান
ob-stha-an
CACatalà
ambuscades
am-bus-ka-des
CSČeština
útoky
oo-to-ky
DADansk
angreb
an-greb
DEDeutsch
Überfalle
oo-ber-fal-eh
ELΕλληνικά
επίθεση
e-pi-te-he
ESEspañol
acorralamientos
a-kor-ra-la-mien-tos
FAفارسی
کمین
ka-meen
FISuomi
hyökkäykset
hyok-kaa-y-k-set
FRFrançais
embuscades
em-boo-ska-d
GUGU
બાજુમાં
ba-ju-maan
HAHA
an gaba
an ga-ba
HEעברית
התקפות
ha-ta-kaf-ot
HIहिन्दी
अंबुश
am-bush
HUMagyar
csapdák
cha-pad-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
serangan
se-ran-gan
IGIG
nwere ụgbọ
nwe-re ug-bo
ITItaliano
accerchiamenti
a-che-r-chi-a-men-ti
JA日本語
待ち伏せ
machi-fuese
KKKK
жүріп
zhy-rip
KMKM
បានជ្រុង
ba-an chroong
KO한국어
phục kích
puk-ki-ch
MRMR
आघात
aa-ga-at
MSBahasa Melayu
serangan
se-ran-gan
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်မတော်
ta-p-ma-taw
NLNederlands
aanvallen
aan-val-len
NONorsk
angrep
an-grep
PAPA
ਫ਼ાંਸ
faan-s
PLPolski
napaść
na-pas-ch
PTPortuguês
embuscadas
em-bus-ka-das
RORomână
ambuscade
am-bus-cad
RUРусский
засады
za-sa-dy
SVSvenska
överfall
oo-ver-fal
SWKiswahili
mashambulizi
ma-sha-m-bu-li-zi
TAதமிழ்
காப்பாற்றும்
ka-pa-ar-tum
TEతెలుగు
సముద్రంలో
sa-mu-dra-lo
THไทย
การซุ่มโจมตี
gaan sum-chom-tee
TLTL
na-ambush
na-am-bush
TRTürkçe
ambush
am-bush
UKУкраїнська
засади
za-sa-di
URاردو
امبُش
am-bush
VITiếng Việt
phục kích
phuc-ki-ch
YOYO
ṣẹ́lẹ́
she-le
ZH中文
伏击
fú jī
ZUZU
isilwe
ee-sil-weh

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.