Meaning of 'ambuscade' in Xhosa is: ambuscade


ambuscade: ambuscade

Noun:

abalaleli, nesakhelo, ishelufu, wodade boPawulos ukumlalela, injongo, zikhank.inywe, manga, ekujoliswe, kwinqanaba, unokuthekelela.

Verb:

abalaleli.

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Noun(1) the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Verb(1) wait in hiding to attack

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(1) If nothing else, the ambuscade - traditionally dated August 15, 778 - did take place.(2) The group were active in the late 1980s and used to conduct daring ambuscades on mostly abusive police and local officials.(3) In 1823 a party under Jones and Immell left Fort Benton for the Three Forks and were ambuscaded on their return trip.(4) Accordingly, when they landed the third time, the women were all singing in a house, round which the men were ambuscaded .(5) At this moment the ambuscading forces made themselves known, and displaying hats on the muzzles of their guns made a showing of twice their actual number.(6) In politics, as in war, we meet with certain ardent minds which never understand the utility of marches, counter marches, ambuscades , and affairs of outposts.(7) On the remaining side was a ravine in which the ambuscading party was hidden.(8) Warnings that war would soon be commenced, in the customary way, by the ambuscading of stragglers or the murder of settlers, reached the authorities, but little notice was taken of them.(9) The three nations ambuscaded and when the visitors had disembarked they attacked and destroyed them.(10) u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510I grew up with it, getting to know the various places of battles, skirmishes, sieges, ambuscades , ancient strongholds and war trails,u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb wrote William.(11) On December 28th he attempted to march from Tampa to Fort King, but his command was ambuscaded and one hundred and fifteen officers and men massacred.(12) Skirmishing continued the entire night, the enemy ambuscading wherever opportunity offered.(13) Foraging soldiers from the fort were ambuscaded .(14) I again succeeded in ambuscading them, which caused them to give up pursuit for the night.
Synonyms
Noun
1. lying in wait
2. trap
3. ambush


Verb
4. lie in wait
5. waylay
6. scupper
7. bushwhack
8. ambush
9. lurk


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