INCURSION

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid. The Scythian, whose incursions wild Have wasted Sogdiana. Milton. The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs of the Roman Empire. Arbuthnot.

2.
n.

Attack; occurrence. [Obs.] Sins of daily incursion. South.


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