incursion

  • 1incursion — [ ɛ̃kyrsjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1352; lat. incursio « invasion », de currere « courir » 1 ♦ Entrée, court séjour d envahisseurs en pays ennemi. ⇒ attaque, coup (de main), descente, invasion . Les incursions de pillards, de bandes nomades. ⇒ raid, razzia. ♢ …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 2incursión — sustantivo femenino 1. Penetración de un ejército en territorio enemigo: La tropa realizó una incursión nocturna. 2. (no contable) Uso/registro: elevado. Intento o aproximación a una actividad nueva: incursión en la poesía, incursión en la… …

    Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • 3Incursion — In*cur sion, n. [L. incursio: cf. F. incursion. See {Incur}.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4incursion — Incursion. s. f. v. Course de gens de guerre en pays ennemi. Grande incursion. incursions continuelles. les incursions des Barbares dans un tel pays. faire incursion, des incursions …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 5incursion — (n.) hostile attack, early 15c., from M.Fr. incursion (14c.) or directly from L. incursionem (nom. incursio) a running against, noun of action from pp. stem of incurrere (see INCUR (Cf. incur)) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 6Incursion — (v. lat.), feindlicher Einfall, Streiterei …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 7Incursion — Incursion, lat. deutsch, Streifzug …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 8incursion — I noun advancement, aggression, assault, attack, breach, encroachment, entrance, foray, forced entry, hostile entrance, incursio, infiltration, influx, infringement, ingress, ingression, inroad, introgression, intrusion, invasion, irruption,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 9incursion — *invasion, raid, inroad …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 10incursion — [n] invasion aggression, attack, foray, infiltration, inroad, intrusion, irruption, penetration, raid; concepts 86,320 Ant. retreat …

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