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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMBUSCADE

From French embuscade, from Old Italian imboscata, probably of Germanic origin; compare ambush.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AMBUSCADE

ambuscade  [ˌæmbəˈskeɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMBUSCADE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ambuscade is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ambuscade in English.

WHAT DOES AMBUSCADE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ambush

An ambush is a long-established military tactic, in which combatants take advantage of concealment and the element of surprise to attack unsuspecting enemy combatants from concealed positions, such as among dense underbrush or behind hilltops. Ambushes have been used consistently throughout history, from ancient to modern warfare.

Definition of ambuscade in the English dictionary

The definition of ambuscade in the dictionary is an ambush. Other definition of ambuscade is to ambush or lie in ambush.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AMBUSCADE

PRESENT

Present
I ambuscade
you ambuscade
he/she/it ambuscades
we ambuscade
you ambuscade
they ambuscade
Present continuous
I am ambuscading
you are ambuscading
he/she/it is ambuscading
we are ambuscading
you are ambuscading
they are ambuscading
Present perfect
I have ambuscaded
you have ambuscaded
he/she/it has ambuscaded
we have ambuscaded
you have ambuscaded
they have ambuscaded
Present perfect continuous
I have been ambuscading
you have been ambuscading
he/she/it has been ambuscading
we have been ambuscading
you have been ambuscading
they have been ambuscading
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I ambuscaded
you ambuscaded
he/she/it ambuscaded
we ambuscaded
you ambuscaded
they ambuscaded
Past continuous
I was ambuscading
you were ambuscading
he/she/it was ambuscading
we were ambuscading
you were ambuscading
they were ambuscading
Past perfect
I had ambuscaded
you had ambuscaded
he/she/it had ambuscaded
we had ambuscaded
you had ambuscaded
they had ambuscaded
Past perfect continuous
I had been ambuscading
you had been ambuscading
he/she/it had been ambuscading
we had been ambuscading
you had been ambuscading
they had been ambuscading
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will ambuscade
you will ambuscade
he/she/it will ambuscade
we will ambuscade
you will ambuscade
they will ambuscade
Future continuous
I will be ambuscading
you will be ambuscading
he/she/it will be ambuscading
we will be ambuscading
you will be ambuscading
they will be ambuscading
Future perfect
I will have ambuscaded
you will have ambuscaded
he/she/it will have ambuscaded
we will have ambuscaded
you will have ambuscaded
they will have ambuscaded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ambuscading
you will have been ambuscading
he/she/it will have been ambuscading
we will have been ambuscading
you will have been ambuscading
they will have been ambuscading
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would ambuscade
you would ambuscade
he/she/it would ambuscade
we would ambuscade
you would ambuscade
they would ambuscade
Conditional continuous
I would be ambuscading
you would be ambuscading
he/she/it would be ambuscading
we would be ambuscading
you would be ambuscading
they would be ambuscading
Conditional perfect
I would have ambuscade
you would have ambuscade
he/she/it would have ambuscade
we would have ambuscade
you would have ambuscade
they would have ambuscade
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ambuscading
you would have been ambuscading
he/she/it would have been ambuscading
we would have been ambuscading
you would have been ambuscading
they would have been ambuscading
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you ambuscade
we let´s ambuscade
you ambuscade
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to ambuscade
Past participle
ambuscaded
Present Participle
ambuscading
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMBUSCADE


alcade
ælˈkeɪd
alcaide
ælˈkeɪd
alcayde
ælˈkeɪd
appliqued
əˈpliːkeɪd
arcade
ɑːˈkeɪd
barricade
ˌbærɪˈkeɪd
blockade
blɒˈkeɪd
brocade
brəʊˈkeɪd
cade
keɪd
cascade
kæsˈkeɪd
cavalcade
ˌkævəlˈkeɪd
cockade
kɒˈkeɪd
decade
ˈdɛkeɪd
decayed
dɪˈkeɪd
estacade
ˌɛstəˈkeɪd
falcade
fælˈkeɪd
Medicaid
ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪd
motorcade
ˈməʊtəˌkeɪd
parkade
ˈpɑːkeɪd
stockade
stɒˈkeɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMBUSCADE

ambulance nurse
ambulance service
ambulance stocks
ambulance train
ambulance worker
ambulanceman
ambulancewoman
ambulant
ambulate
ambulation
ambulator
ambulatories
ambulatory
ambulatory care
ambulatory care unit
ambulette
ambuscader
ambuscado
ambush
ambusher

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMBUSCADE

amusement arcade
autocade
blade
facade
frescade
grade
handmade
jade
made
on the upgrade
parade
penny arcade
saccade
shade
shopping arcade
succade
trade
unbarricade
upgrade
video arcade

Synonyms and antonyms of ambuscade in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ambuscade» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMBUSCADE

Find out the translation of ambuscade to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ambuscade from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ambuscade» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伏兵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

emboscada
570 millions of speakers

English

ambuscade
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ambuscade
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكمين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

засада
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ambuscade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘাপটি মারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

embuscade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ambuscade
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hinterhalt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

待ち伏せ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

매복
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ambingcade
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chổ mai phục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளிந்து மறைந்திரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दमबाजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tuzak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imboscata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

засідка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ambuscadă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενέδρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ambuscade
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bakhåll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ambuscade
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ambuscade

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMBUSCADE»

The term «ambuscade» is regularly used and occupies the 90.582 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMBUSCADE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ambuscade» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ambuscade» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ambuscade

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMBUSCADE»

Discover the use of ambuscade in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ambuscade and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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British Frigate vs French Frigate: 1793-1814
Then at 12.30pm, as Ambuscade dropped behind Baïonnaise to cross its stern and rake the French ship, one of Ambuscade's waist 12-pdrs burst. The explosion destroyed the gangway, stove in the ship's boats stowed amidships on the ...
Mark Lardas, 2013
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The Britannic magazine; or entertaining repository of heroic ...
If the ambuscade consists of hussars or dragoons, the horses must not be together; their neighings may prove very prejudical. Even a pea- ismr, attracted by the barking of a dog or the neighing of a horse, may go into a wood, discover an ...
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The Edinburgh encyclopaedia
parties, if not loo strong for them, they should immediately attack and beat them, and make prisoners ; but beware of a blind pursuit, lest they fall into an ambuscade. Should they encounter a party superior in strength to their own, they should ...
Sir David Brewster, 1832
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The Edinburgh encyclopædia conducted by David Brewster, with ...
parties, if not loo strong for them, they should immediately attack and beat them, and make prisoners ; but beware of a blind pursuit, lest they fall into an ambuscade. Should they encounter a party superior in strength to their own, they should ...
David Brewster, 1832
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A Treatise on the Art of War: containing the principles of ...
orrrusrve own-rious; 69 very prejudicial. Even a peasant, attracted by the barking of a dog or the neighing of a horse, may go into a wood, discover an ambuscade, and often, induced by the hope of a reward, will go and give the enemy ...
‎1803
6
Encyclopædia: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ...
If there is reason to apprehend that the enemy, having notice srom some d- eserters, are coming in full strength, the ambuscade must then change its situation and draw nearer to the place from whcnceit set out. This will serve two purposes ; for ...
Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig, 1798
7
Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
'she number or troops in ambuscade ought to be regulated by that of the detachment intended to be surprised; it should be sufficiently strong to attack the enemy on all sides, that is, in head, The troops who__set on: to form an ambuscade ...
‎1797
8
Ambuscade
John Norcross is determined to follow Pablo Lovato in hopes that he will lead Norcross to the men who murdered his brother-in-law
Frank O'Rourke, 1988
9
Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces
AMBUSCADE AND BAl'ONNAISE. 231 hauled to the wind and made sail to get away; but the Ambuscade immediately went in pursuit, and at ll h. 30m. she was sufficiently near to exchange shots with the french corvette Bai'onnaise, mounting  ...
Paul Harris Nicolas, 2012
10
Ships of the Royal Navy
AMBUSCADE 5th Rate 40, 740bm, 132.5 × 36ft. French EMBUSCADE, captured 21.4.1746. Sold 9.2.1762. AMBUSCADE 5th Rate 32, 684bm, 126.5 × 35ft. Adams, Deptford, 17.9.1773. Captured 14.12.1798 by the French BAYONNAISE;  ...
J. J. Colledge, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMBUSCADE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ambuscade is used in the context of the following news items.
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Paraolon pets restored to their owners
L Biswajeet Meetei, Managing Trustee, People for Animals Manipur said that following the June 4 ambuscade in the village all the villagers had ... «E-Pao.net, Jul 15»
2
Business as usual
... Mr Bonaparte's ambuscade is not an ambuscade, it is defence of order; Mr Bonaparte's robberies are not robberies, they are called measures ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
3
A Short Story Halema
Students in this group suffered a lot from the ambuscade attack of such groups,who were prone to snatch away their rifles by any means ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
4
The events unfold Delhi
I have never come across such massive news coverage in print and electronic media nationally and internationally of the ambuscade on the ... «KanglaOnline, Jun 15»
5
Blast from the past : Flashbacks on Namthilok & Oinam bloodbaths
Imphal, June 05 2015 : After the Chandel ambuscade memories of similar bloodbaths come crowding into my mind. Two most prominent ... «E-Pao.net, Jun 15»
6
20 jawans massacred in ambuscade
Imphal/Tengnoupal, June 04 2015 : Around 20 personnel of 6 Dogra Regiment were killed in an ambush by armed groups in ... «E-Pao.net, Jun 15»
7
Congress and NPF took help from militants: Chaoba
20 jawans massacred in ambuscade · 3 school boys die in road mishap · Chandel bodies condemn attack on security forces · Four candidates ... «E-Pao.net, Jun 15»
8
Police constable caught stealing vehicle
20 jawans massacred in ambuscade · 3 school boys die in road mishap · Congress and NPF took help from militants: Chaoba · Chandel bodies ... «E-Pao.net, Jun 15»
9
HYDCCL and GYWA won their matches at 7 A side men's open …
20 jawans massacred in ambuscade · 3 school boys die in road mishap · Congress and NPF took help from militants: Chaoba · Chandel bodies ... «E-Pao.net, Jun 15»
10
Peaceful poll held Churachandpur
20 jawans massacred in ambuscade · 3 school boys die in road mishap · Congress and NPF took help from militants: Chaoba · Chandel bodies ... «E-Pao.net, Jun 15»

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