Am"bush, v. i. To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk.
Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey.
Trumbull.
Am"bush*er (&?;), n. One lying in ambush.
Am"bush*ment (&?;), n. [OF. embuschement. See Ambush, v. t.] An ambush. [Obs.] 2 Chron. xiii. 13.
Am*bus"tion (?; 106), n. [L. ambustio.] (Med.) A burn or scald. Blount.
Am`e*be"an (&?;), a. (Zoöl.) See Am&?;bean.