Incursion

//ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of destruction, plunder, or bodily harm rather than an intent to conquer territory or alter the established government; contrast invasion in its narrow sense.
  2. 2
    the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers) wordnet
  3. 3
    An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.

    "Fascinating though the journey is to the traveller, for many years this section of the line was a source of considerable anxiety to the maintenance engineers, and on more than one occasion landslips and incursions of the sea resulted in the railway being closed for several days."

  4. 4
    the mistake of incurring liability or blame wordnet
  5. 5
    A function hosted within an educational institution, especially by or for students, for recreation, research, education or a display of works. Australia
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  1. 6
    an attack that penetrates into enemy territory wordnet

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aggressionair attackair raidair strikeassaultattack

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"We exorcise you, every unclean spirit, every satanic power, every incursion of the infernal adversary, every legion, every congregation and diabolical sect."

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French, from Latin incursiō.

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