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A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situatio…

To destroy or eradicate, as a property or attribute of a thing; to make of no effect; to destroy the force, etc., of; as, to annihilat…

A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy.…

A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and p…

To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.

A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners.

A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. It is propelled by a…

assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal; "it gave comfort to the enemy"

A slow rising of the floor of a gallery, occasioned by the pressure of incumbent strata upon the pillars or sides; a gradual movement…

A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other vehicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of t…

a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them

One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a pe…

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows…

To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.

the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil

A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or quarter gallery, -- seldom…

A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.

Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow t…