Inroad

//ˈɪnɹəʊd// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A barangay of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
Noun
  1. 1
    An advance into enemy territory, an attempted invasion; an encroachment, an incursion. also, figuratively

    "[…] That ſince that time he [Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus] was become the ſubject of King Henry [VIII] of England, his Majeſty's [James V of Scotland's] greateſt enemy; and was now the cauſe of all the Inroads made by the English into Scotland: […]"

  2. 2
    an encroachment or intrusion wordnet
  3. 3
    Often followed by in, into, or on: initial progress made toward accomplishing a goal or solving a problem. figuratively, plural-normally

    "Three weeks into it, I am finally beginning to make inroads on this project."

  4. 4
    an invasion or hostile attack wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make advances or incursions. archaic, intransitive

    "[Y]ou muſt not expect him to go with you, inroading or making incurſions into Georgia; for he is an Armenian, true to his faith; and not a Georgian, falſe and diſtruſtful!"

  2. 2
    To make an inroad into (something). obsolete, transitive

    "[Y]ea, the Saracens had lately waſted Italy, conquered Spain, inroded Aquitain, and poſſeſſed ſome iſlands in the mid-land-ſea."

Etymology

Etymology 1

The noun is derived from in + road (“(obsolete) act of riding on horseback; hostile ride against a particular area, raid”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Etymology 2

The noun is derived from in + road (“(obsolete) act of riding on horseback; hostile ride against a particular area, raid”). The verb is derived from the noun.

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