ambush

Main Entry: ¹am·bush 

Pronunciation: \ˈam-ˌbu̇sh\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English embushen, from Anglo-French embuscher, from en in (from Latin in) + busche log, firewood

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 

1 : to station in ambush
2 : to attack from an ambush : waylay 

intransitive verb : to lie in wait : lurk

— am·bush·er noun

— am·bush·ment \-mənt\ noun