Ambush vs Committee - What's the difference?
ambush | committee |
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
An attack launched from a concealed position.
* Milton
The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.
* Bible, Josh. viii. 19
To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
* Dryden
To attack by ambush; to waylay.
a group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols
(archaic) a guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after himself or herself.
As nouns the difference between ambush and committee
is that ambush is the act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise while committee is a group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.As a verb ambush
is to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.ambush
English
Noun
(ambushes)- Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege / Or ambush from the deep.
- The ambush arose quickly out of their place.
Derived terms
* ambush marketing * ambush journalismVerb
(es)- By ambushed men behind their temple laid / We have the king of Mexico betrayed.
