incursion

in·cur·sion

 (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.

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

incursion

(ɪnˈkɜːʃən)

n

1. (Military) a sudden invasion, attack, or raid

2. the act of running or leaking into; penetration

[C15: from Latin incursiō onset, attack, from incurrere to run into; see incur]

incursive adj

in•cur•sion

(ɪnˈkɜr ʒən, -ʃən)

n.

1. a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory; raid.

2. an inroad; penetration.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin incursiō, derivative (with -tiō -tion) of incurrere; see incur]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	incursion - the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers); "the incursion of television into the American living room" incoming, ingress, entering, entrance, entry - the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance"
	2.	incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory penetration attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" interpenetration - the action of penetrating between or among breakthrough - a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense invasion - the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder infiltration - a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) foray, maraud, raid - a sudden short attack
	3.	incursion - the mistake of incurring liability or blame error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

incursion

noun foray, raid, invasion, penetration, infiltration, inroad, irruption armed incursions into border areas by rebel forces

incursion

noun

An act of invading, especially by military forces:

foray, inroad, invasion, raid.

Translations

incursión

incursion

incursione

incursion

[ɪnˈkɜːʃən] N → incursión f

incursion

[ɪnˈkɜː^rʃ^ən] n (MILITARY) → incursion f

incursion

n → Einfall m, → Eindringen nt (→ into in +acc); (fig) → Ausflug m (→ into in +acc)

incursion

[ɪnˈkɜːʃ/ən] n → incursione f