Ambuscade and Pounce on

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Ambuscade

Ambuscade verb - To lie in wait for and attack by surprise.

Usage example: marching to the rescue of the beseiged Fort Stanwix, 800 colonial militiamen were ambuscaded by a force of Loyalist troops and their Native American allies

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Pounce on and ambuscade are semantically related In some cases you can use "Pounce on" instead a verb "Ambuscade".

Pounce on

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Ambuscade and pounce on are semantically related in intercept topic. You can use "Ambuscade" instead a verb "Pounce on".

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