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Word | Ambush |
Afrikaans Meaning | hinderlaag, lokval |
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise / hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing / To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise / a surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position. / to attack (someone or something) by surprise from a hidden place / an act of hiding, waiting for others to appear, and then suddenly attacking them : a surprise attack / a hidden place from which a surprise attack can be made, | |
Usage | ⇒ The soldier was killed in an ambush ⇒ We have reports of enemy soldiers ambushing civilians on this road. ⇒ seven members of a patrol were killed in an ambush ⇒ The bandits ambushed the tour-bus |
Synonyms | trap, lurk, waylay, attack, ambuscade, snare, bushwhack, lie in wait, surprise, ensnare, camouflage, lying in wait, pitfall, trick, assault, intercept, assail, deception, jump, scupper, |
Antonyms | defend, retreat, dare, prosecution, cessation, charge, closure, completion, conclusion, controvert, counteract, defy, demur, disagree, discontinuance, disobey, dissolution, end, ending, endure, |
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