ambushes
Attacks from concealment
Ambushes is the plural of ambush—a surprise attack from a concealed position: The patrol walked into a series of ambushes.
As a verb form, it means to attack by surprise: She ambushes him with questions every time he walks in.
The word implies lying in wait, then striking when the target is vulnerable.
Pursuit of quarry
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- preyAnimal being hunted
- pounceSudden attack leap
- lurkHide while observing
crouch · predator · strike · chase · pursuit · kill · carnivore · pack
Device for catching animals
- snareDevice for catching prey
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
lure · surprise · stealth · hiding · positioning · wait · strike · encirclement
hunt
Pursuit of quarry
lurk · crouch · predator · strike · chase · pursuit · kill · carnivore · pack · territory
trap
Device for catching animals
- snareDevice for catching prey
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
decoy · lure · surprise · stealth · hiding · positioning · wait · strike · encirclement · choke point
raid
Sudden armed incursion
- assaultViolent offensive act
- attackAggressive act against another
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
incursion · skirmish · engagement · combat · offensive · guerrilla · insurgent · patrol · convoy · checkpoint
- guerrilla warfareguerrilla, guerrilla tactics, guerrilla fighter, partisan, partisan warfare
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- Action Moviesaction movies, action films, action scenes, action stars, explosions
- East Asian Warfarebattles, warriors, soldiers, generals, infantry formations
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
ambushespitched battle
Intense preplanned military confrontation
pitched battles · conventional warfare · charge · siege · sieges
- ambush predatorHunter that strikes from concealment
- ambush interviewSurprise on-camera confrontation
- ambush tacticsSurprise attacks from concealment
- ambush journalismSurprise confrontational reporting technique