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incursion

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in⋅cur⋅sion

  [in-kur-zhuhn, -shuhn]
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–noun
1. a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, esp. a sudden one; raid: The bandits made brief incursions on the village.
2. a harmful inroad.
3. a running in: the incursion of sea water.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L incursiōn- (s. of incursiō) raid, equiv. to incurs(us) (ptp. of incurrere to incur ) + -iōn- -ion; see excursion

Synonyms:
1. sortie, foray, attack.
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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.


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

incursion 
"hostile attack," 1432, from L. incursionem (nom. incursio) "a running against," from incurrere (see incur).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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