ambush vs downthrow

ambush

noun
  • The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise. 

  • The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched. 

  • An attack launched from a concealed position. 

  • The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait. 

verb
  • To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. 

  • To attack by ambush; to waylay. 

downthrow

noun
  • Ruin; defeat. 

  • A depression of the strata on one side of a fault 

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