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Meaning of Waylaying | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The act by which somebody is waylaid; an ambush.

Equivalents

العربية الكمين

Examples

“Such a man, I considered, could not fail to be aware of the ordinary policial modes of action. He could not have failed to anticipate—and events have proved that he did not fail to anticipate—the waylayings to which he was subjected.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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