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- noun Plural form of
ambuscado .,ambuscades ,ambushes .
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Examples
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Herevpon the President was contented the Fort should be pallisadoed, the Ordnance mounted, his men armed and exercised: for many were the assaults, and ambuscadoes of the Salvages, and our men by their disorderly stragling were often hurt, when the Salvages by the nimblenesse of their heels well escaped.
Great Epochs in American History, Vol. II The Planting Of The First Colonies: 1562—1733 Various 1885
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Spanish blades, ambuscadoes, 105. dominions, the sun never sets on, 495. fleet thou canst not see, 441. or neat's leather, 213.
Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature John Bartlett 1862
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Such was one of the many ambuscadoes concerted by Muza; nor did he hesitate at times to present a bold front to the Christian forces and defy them in the open field.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Washington Irving 1821
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They were adroit in executing a thousand stratagems, ambuscadoes, and evolutions.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Washington Irving 1821
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Herevpon the President was contented the Fort should be pallisadoed, the Ordnance mounted, his men armed and exercised, for many were the assaults, and ambuscadoes of the Salvages, & our men by their disorderly stragling were often hurt, when the Salvages by the nimblenesse of their heeles well escaped.
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At last by ambuscadoes at our very Ports they would take them perforce, surprise vs at worke, or any way; which was so long permitted, they became so insolent there was no rule; the command from England was so strait not to offend them, as our authoritie-bearers (keeping their houses) would rather be any thing then peace-breakers.
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In pursuance hereof, we also advise and order, that you bo very careful in your marches in or near tlie eoeiny's country, by keeping out scouts and forlorns be - fore the army, to prevent and avoid tlie ambuscadoes of the enemy; that sentinels be at all limes careful of their duty, and all soldiers be made constantly to keep their arms very fix and clean fit for service.
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