ambuscaded's Usage Examples:

On the 6th of October, while marching through dense bush at Erigo, the British force was ambuscaded.

On the 5th of November the army, misled by treacherous guides and thirst-stricken, was ambuscaded in dense forest at Kashgil, 30 m.

The danger to the fort roused General Nicholas Herkimer to gather a force of between 700 and moo men (including some Oneida Indians), who during their advance on the 6th of August were ambuscaded in a ravine near Oriskany, about 8 m.

Synonyms:

lying in wait, ambush, surprise attack, trap, coup de main, dry-gulching,

Antonyms:

refrain, activity, idle, show, unconcealed,