incursion

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See also: incursión

English

Etymology

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

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Noun

incursion (plural incursions)

  1. An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion.
    • 1947 January and February, H. A. Vallance, “The Sea Wall at Dawlish”, in Railway Magazine, page 18:
      Fascinating though the journey is to the traveller, for many years this section of the line was a source of considerable anxiety to the maintenance engineers, and on more than one occasion landslips and incursions of the sea resulted in the railway being closed for several days.
  2. (Australia) A function hosted within an educational institution, especially by or for students, for recreation, research, education or a display of works.

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Latin incursiōnem.

Pronunciation

Noun

incursion f (plural incursions)

  1. incursion
  2. foray
  3. excursion

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