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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 am·bus·cade /ˈæmbəˌsked, ˌæmbəˈ/
 埋伏,伏兵,埋伏處(vt.)埋伏,伏擊

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Am·bus·cade n.
 1. A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush.
 2. A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly. [R.]
 3. Mil. The body of troops lying in ambush.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Am·bus·cade, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ambuscaded p. pr. & vb. n. Ambuscading ]
 1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.
 2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Am·bus·cade, v. i. To lie in ambush.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 ambuscade
      n : the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack
          by surprise [syn: ambush, lying in wait, trap]
      v : wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper, bushwhack,
           waylay, lurk, lie in wait]