bushwhacking

(verb) wait in hiding to attack. Synonyms: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait.

(verb) live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla. Synonyms: bushwhack.

(verb) cut one's way through the woods or bush. Synonyms: bushwhack.

(adj) lying in ambush. Example: "Bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush."