Incursion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion.
  • n. The act of entering another's territory or domain.
  • n. The act of entering or running into: homes damaged by the incursion of floodwater.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid.
  • n. Attack; occurrence.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A running in or into something; an inroad or invasion.
  • n. Synonyms Irruption, raid.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
  • n. the mistake of incurring liability or blame
  • n. the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mistake    error    fault    incoming    ingress    entry    entrance    entering   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    raid    foray    onset    invasion    irruption    inroad    attack    sally    occurrence    movement   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Persian    aspersion    aversion    conversion    dispersion    diversion    excursion    immersion    inversion    perversion   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    inroad    irruption    inroads    irruptions    counterattack    depredation    setback    foray    confrontation    raid