incursion
noun
[ ɪnˈkəːʃ(ə)n ]
• an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.
• "incursions into enemy territory"
Similar:
attack on,
assault on,
raid on,
invasion of,
storming of,
overrunning of,
foray into,
blitz on,
sortie into,
sally against/into,
advance on/into,
push into,
thrust into,
descent on,
intrusion into,
trespass on,
infiltration of,
obtrusion into,
appropriation of,
Origin:
late Middle English (formerly also as encursion ): from Latin incursio(n- ), from the verb incurrere (see incur).
