incursion
Origin of incursion
Synonyms for incursion
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raid, intrusion, inroad, attack, penetration, foray, aggression, infiltration, irruptionExamples from the Web for incursion
Contemporary Examples of incursion
Griswold was undeniably an incursion on democratic powers with a definite whiff of activism.
And I remember once there was a Nicaraguan Sandinista incursion in Honduras and the Nicaraguans denied it.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly ExpatMichael Weiss
August 10, 2014
And at midnight Spanish time, the Nicaraguans said, ‘Okay, we had an incursion, but it was justified.’
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly ExpatMichael Weiss
August 10, 2014
Much of the American left is critical of Israel, particularly since its incursion into Gaza.
Israel makes an incursion into Gaza every few years, and we always have little choice but to let it play out.
Historical Examples of incursion
In the course of the year an incursion was made to destroy the Lacantuns.
The Annals of the CakchiquelsDaniel G. Brinton
He did not take the incursion of the foreigner “lying down.”
The Angel and the Author - and OthersJerome K. Jerome
The idea of an Indian incursion, with him at the head of it, seemed too improbable.
The White ChiefMayne Reid
They have fled before that incursion as a flock of birds before a whirlwind.
Jersey Street and Jersey LaneH. C. Bunner
In 1818 the crops of the settlers were devoured by an incursion of locusts.