Embosking

/ɪmˈbɒskɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The present participle of embosk; the act of hiding or positioning troops in woods for an ambush.

Etymology

From embosk plus -ing suffix. This gerund form describes the ongoing action of setting up an ambush in wooded terrain.

Kelly Says

The -ing form shows how military tactics became verbs in English—soldiers didn't just ambush, they were 'embosking,' turning a complex battle strategy into a single active word.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
包圍()
ba-goo
ARالعربية
يحيط
yi-hi-d
BNবাংলা
বলবান্ধন করছে
bol-ba-an-dhon kor-che
CACatalà
assetjant
as-set-jan-t
CSČeština
obklíčuje
ob-klee-choo-ee
DADansk
angriber
an-gri-ber
DEDeutsch
überfallen
oo-ber-FAL-len
ELΕλληνικά
περιβλήθη
pe-ri-vli-thee
ESEspañol
acampando
ah-kam-pan-doh
FAفارسی
محاصره می کند
mo-ha-sa-reh mi-kan-d
FISuomi
piirittäen
pee-ree-ttaa-en
FRFrançais
en train de piéger
an-tran-de pee-Zhuh
GUGU
ઘેરાયું
gher-a-yoon
HAHA
an gaba
an ga-ba
HEעברית
מתקיפת
me-ta-kip-fat
HIहिन्दी
घेर रहा है
gher ra-ha hai
HUMagyar
megkerül
meg-ker-ool
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengepung
men-ge-pung
IGIG
nwere
nwe-re
ITItaliano
accampando
ah-kam-pan-doh
JA日本語
包囲している
hou-i-shi-te-iru
KKKK
ауыс
aw-ys
KMKM
បានប្រមូល
ba-n-pra-moo-l
KO한국어
포위하고 있음
po-wi-ha-go i-sseum
MRMR
घेरलेले
gher-le-le
MSBahasa Melayu
mengepung
men-ge-pung
MYမြန်မာ
ဝတ်ပြီး
wat-pee
NLNederlands
aan het belegeren
aan het be-le-re-ren
NONorsk
angriper
an-gri-per
PAPA
ਘੇરા
gher-a
PLPolski
atakując
a-ta-k-u-y-t
PTPortuguês
atacando
ah-ta-kan-doh
RORomână
împuşcă
im-poo-ska
RUРусский
нападение
na-pa-dee-e
SVSvenska
beskjuter
be-skee-teer
SWKiswahili
aliyofungwa
a-li-yo-fun-gwa
TAதமிழ்
கைப்பற்றி வருகிறது
kai-pa-r-r-ti var-u-ki-ru
TEతెలుగు
ప్రహరించడం
pra-hara-n-cha-dam
THไทย
กำลังโอบล้อม
gam-lang-o-blom
TLTL
pinagsalak
pi-na-ga-sa-lak
TRTürkçe
saldırıyor
sal-DIR-ee-or
UKУкраїнська
обстрілює
ob-stril-y-ye
URاردو
घेर رہا ہے
gher ra-ha hai
VITiếng Việt
đang bao vây
dang bao vay
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
包围中
bāo huì zhōng
ZUZU
isilwa
ee-sil-wa

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