ambushes

SayAM-buu-shiz/ˈæm.bʊʃ.ɪz/

2 meanings of ambushes

1
surprise attacksnoun
Plural of ambush. Use it when you mean more than one.
The patrol was trained to watch for ambushes on narrow roads.
In this video game, ambushes can happen in any dark hallway.
2
attacks suddenlyverb
The form of ambush used after he, she or it in the present.
My little brother ambushes me with a water gun every summer.
In the movie, the gang ambushes the truck on a quiet highway.

ambushes is a form of ambush

ambush, noun: An attack that comes from a place where the attackers were hiding. Full entry

Forms: ambushambushes plural
Spelling: ambush → ambushes: add -es
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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