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AMBUSH (older form, " embush," O. Fr. embusche, from the Ital. imboscata, in and bosco, a wood)

AMBUSH (older See also:
FORM (Lat. forma)
form, " embush," O. Fr. embusche, from the Ital. imboscata, in and bosco, a See also:
WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)
wood) , the hiding of troops, primarily in a See also:

wood, and so any concealment for the purpose of a sudden attack .

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