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incursion

[ in-kur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

noun

  1. a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, especially a sudden one; raid:

    The bandits made brief incursions on the village.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a harmful inroad.
  3. a running in:

    the incursion of sea water.



incursion

/ ɪnˈkɜːsɪv; ɪnˈkɜːʃən /

noun

  1. a sudden invasion, attack, or raid
  2. the act of running or leaking into; penetration
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Derived Forms

  • incursive, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incursion1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin Գܰō- (stem of Գܰō ) raid, equivalent to incurs ( us ) (past participle of incurrere to incur ) + -ō- -ion; excursion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incursion1

C15: from Latin Գܰō onset, attack, from incurrere to run into; see incur
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This has become life in southwestern Syria, with the threat of ever-deeper Israel incursions an omnipresent fear and deadly confrontations with residents feeding the prospect of an all-out war between Israel and Syria’s new authorities.

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Zelensky and his top commanders have repeatedly said that such incursions have forced Moscow to redeploy troops from the Donetsk region, where Russian troops have been making steady - although slow - advances in recent months.

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The guidance also includes reference to other hate crimes, such as homophobic or racist chanting or gestures, and pitch incursion.

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Mexico almost certainly understands that Trump is readying a military incursion of some kind, ostensibly to "take out" the drug cartels.

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Israeli troops are also making regular incursions into Syria's south-western provinces, vowing to prevent the presence of any armed groups or government forces there.

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