incursion

(ĭn-kûr'zhən, -shən)
n.

1. An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion.
2. The act of entering another's territory or domain.
3. The act of entering or running into: homes damaged by the incursion of floodwater.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin incursiō, incursiōn-, from incursus, past participle of incurrere, to run upon. See incur.]

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noun

An act of invading, especially by military forces: foray, inroad, invasion, raid. See attack/defend, enter/exit.

n

Definition: invasion
Antonyms: retreat

n. an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one: incursions into enemy territory.

incursive adj.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indtrængen, indfald, angreb

Nederlands (Dutch)
inval

Français (French)
n. - (Mil) incursion, intrusion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einfall, Eindringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιδρομή, εισβολή

Italiano (Italian)
incursione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - incursão (f)

Русский (Russian)
вторжение, проникновение

Español (Spanish)
n. - incursión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fientligt (plötsligt) anfall, strandhugg, plundringståg, inbrytning, intrång (bildl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
侵略, 进入, 入侵, 流入

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 侵略, 進入, 入侵, 流入

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 침입, 유입

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 襲撃, 侵略, 侵入

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غزوة, غارة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פלישה, פשיטה, התקפת-פתע‬

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