incursion

noun
/ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French, from Latin incursiō.

  1. derived from incursiō

Definitions

  1. A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering…

    A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of destruction, plunder, or bodily harm rather than an intent to conquer territory or alter the established government; contrast invasion in its narrow sense.

  2. An aggressive movement into somewhere

    An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.

  3. A function hosted within an educational institution, especially by or for students, for…

    A function hosted within an educational institution, especially by or for students, for recreation, research, education or a display of works.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for incursion. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA