AM'BUSH, noun 1. A private or concealed station, where troops lie in wait to attack their enemy by surprise. 2. The state of lying concealed, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; a lying in wait. 3. The troops posted in a concealed place for attacking by surprise. Lay thee an ambush for the city. Joshua 8:2. AM'BUSH, verb transitive To lie in wait for; to surprise, by assailing unexpectedly from a concealed place. AM'BUSH, verb intransitive To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise. Nor saw the snake, that ambushed for his prey.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI