Ambush

Military attack from concealed positions

An ambush is a surprise attack carried out by combatants waiting in a concealed (and typically well-defiladed) position against an approaching or temporarily halted enemy individual or group. The concealed position itself or the concealed person(s) may also be called an "ambush", and the chosen area to carry out the ambush is known as the kill zone or the trap. The term "ambush" is also used in animal behavior studies to describe the predation strategy of some carnivores using stealth and deception (i.e.

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