Word
lying in wait, n.
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
<noun.act>
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ambuscade
ambush
lying in wait
trap
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
ambush
ambush
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
ambuscade
semantic pointers
hypernym
surprise attack, coup de main
hyponym
dry-gulching