incursionnoun [ C ]
uk/ɪnˈkɜː.ʒən/us/ɪnˈkɝː.ʒən/a sudden attack on or act of going into a place, especially across a border:
incursions into enemy territory
formal an occasion when people suddenly involve themselves in another person's private situation
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Attacking & invading
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- blitz
- blitz
- cyberwarfare
- engage
- engagement
- going-over
- invade
- invader
- invasion
- offensive
- rip into sb/sth
- rush
- sack
- sacking
- sally
- seize
- sortie
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