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- Dictionaryin·cur·sion/inˈkərZH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one: "incursions into enemy territory"
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1. : a hostile entrance into a territory : raid. 2. : an entering in or into (something, such as an activity or undertaking) his only incursion into the arts. Synonyms. descent. foray. inroad. invasion. irruption. raid. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of incursion in a Sentence.
INCURSION definition: 1. a sudden attack on or act of going into a place, especially across a border: 2. an occasion…. Learn more.
Incursion definition: a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, especially a sudden one; raid. See examples of INCURSION used in a sentence.
INCURSION meaning: 1. a sudden attack on or act of going into a place, especially across a border: 2. an occasion…. Learn more.
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.
An incursion is an invasion as well as an attack. Incursion can also be used to describe other things that rush in like an army such as an invasive species into a new region or floodwaters entering your home. When an airplane heads onto a runway it is not supposed to land on, risking airport safety, it is known as a runway incursion.
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 .]
incursion (into something) a sudden attack on a place by foreign armies, etc. Border patrols were increased to deter further incursions by foreign forces. Government troops made an incursion into territory held by the rebels.
INCURSION definition: a sudden attack or entry into an area that belongs to other people: . Learn more.
Incursion definition: An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion.
