If there is an incursioninto a country, enemy soldiers suddenly enter it.
[formal]
...armed incursions into border areas by rebel forces. [+ into]
Synonyms: foray, raid, invasion, penetration More Synonyms of incursion
2. countable noun
If someone or something enters an area where you would not expect them to be, or where they have not been found before, you can call this an incursion, especially when you disapprove of their presence.
[formal]
Traditional crafts remain remarkably unchanged by the slow incursion of modern ways.
...her disastrous incursion into the property market. [+ into]
incursion in British English
(ɪnˈkɜːʃən)
noun
1.
a sudden invasion, attack, or raid
2.
the act of running or leaking into; penetration
Derived forms
incursive (ɪnˈkɜːsɪv)
adjective
Word origin
C15: from Latin incursiō onset, attack, from incurrere to run into; see incur
incursion in American English
(ɪnˈkɜrʒən; ɪnˈkɜrʃən)
noun
1.
a running in or coming in, esp. when undesired; inroad
2.
a sudden, brief invasion or raid
Derived forms
incursive (inˈcursive) (ɪnˈkɜrsɪv)
adjective
Word origin
ME < L incursio < incurrere: see incur
Examples of 'incursion' in a sentence
incursion
The king and his party returned, having found no trace of the reported incursion.
Harris, Elizabeth TIME OF THE WOLF (2001)
And with the incursion of the cold came a flattening of the spirit of release which had flared up in her all afternoon.
Murray, Stephen DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION (2001)
The knights below were as much an intimidating show of force as a serious vanguard of any incursion over the border.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
"There is an incursion happening at the western end of the Perimeter right now," he said.
Garth Nix ABHORSEN (2001)
In other languages
incursion
British English: incursion NOUN
If there is an incursion into a country, enemy soldiers suddenly enter it.
...armed incursions into border areas by rebel forces.
American English: incursion
Brazilian Portuguese: incursão
Chinese: 入侵
European Spanish: incursión
French: incursion
German: Einfall
Italian: incursione
Japanese: 襲撃
Korean: 급습
European Portuguese: incursão
Latin American Spanish: incursión
(noun)
Definition
an inroad or encroachment
armed incursions into border areas by rebel forces
Synonyms
foray
She made her first forays into politics.
raid
The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp.