incursion

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: in=cur=sion

CIDE DICTIONARY

incursion, n. [L. incursio: cf. F. incursion. See Incur.].

•  A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid.  [1913 Webster]

  "The Scythian, whose incursions wild
  Have wasted Sogdiana."  [1913 Webster]

  "The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs of the Roman Empire."  [1913 Webster]
•  Attack; occurrence.  [1913 Webster]

  "Sins of daily incursion."

Syn. -- Invasion; inroad; raid; foray; sally; attack; onset; irruption. See Invasion.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

incursion, n. an invasion or attack, esp. when sudden or brief.

Derivative

incursive adj.

Etymology

ME f. L incursio (as INCUR)

THESAURUS

incursion

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

ROGET THESAURUS

incursion

Attack

N attack, assault, assault and battery, onset, onslaught, charge, aggression, offense, incursion, inroad, invasion, irruption, outbreak, estrapade, ruade, coupe de main, sally, sortie, camisade, raid, foray, run at, run against, dead set at, storm, storming, boarding, escalade, siege, investment, obsession, bombardment, cannonade, fire, volley, platoon fire, file fire, fusillade, sharpshooting, broadside, raking fire, cross fire, volley of grapeshot, whiff of the grape, feu d'enfer, cut, thrust, lunge, pass, passado, carte and tierce, home thrust, coupe de bec, kick, punch, battue, razzia, Jacquerie, dragonnade, devastation, eboulement, assailant, aggressor, invader, base of operations, point of attack, echelon, attacking, aggressive, offensive, obsidional, up in arms, on the offensive, Int, up and at them!, the din of arms, the yell of savage rage, the shriek of agony, the groan of death, their fatal hands no second stroke intend, thirst for glory quells the love of life.

Ingress

N ingress, entrance, entry, introgression, influx, intrusion, inroad, incursion, invasion, irruption, ingression, penetration, interpenetration, illapse, import, infiltration, immigration, admission, insinuation, insertion, inlet, way in, mouth, door, barway, path, conduit, immigrant, incoming.