Meaning of INCURSION
| Pronunciation: | | in'kurzhun
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- [n] the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers); "the incursion of television into the American livingroom"
- [n] the mistake of incurring liability or blame
- [n] an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
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| | Synonyms: | | penetration |
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| | See Also: | | attack, breakthrough, entering, entrance, entry, error, fault, foray, incoming, infiltration, ingress, interpenetration, invasion, maraud, mistake, onrush, onset, onslaught, raid | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*cur"sion\, n. [L. incursio: cf. F. incursion. See
{Incur}.]
1. A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with
hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or
harassing inroad; a raid.
The Scythian, whose incursions wild Have wasted
Sogdiana. --Milton.
The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs
of the Roman Empire. --Arbuthnot.
2. Attack; occurrence. [Obs.]
Sins of daily incursion. --South.
Syn: Invasion; inroad; raid; foray; sally; attack; onset;
irruption. See {Invasion}.
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| | Related Terms: | | air attack, air raid, air strike, boarding, encroachment, entrance, entrenchment, escalade, fire raid, foray, impingement, imposition, infiltration, influx, infraction, infringement, injection, inroad, insinuation, interference, interjection, interloping, interposition, interposure, interruption, intervention, intrusion, invasion, irruption, obtrusion, overstepping, raid, razzia, saturation raid, scaling, shuttle raid, transgression, trespass, trespassing, unlawful entry, usurpation |
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