the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise wait in hiding to attack
If someone is lying in ambush, they are hiding and waiting for someone, usually to attack them. The gunmen, lying in ambush, opened fire, killing the driver. a sudden attack on someone by people who have been hiding and waiting for them, or the place where this happens (embuschier, from en + busche )
The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait
If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them. The Guatemalan army says rebels ambushed and killed 10 patrolmen