incursion
Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/
The English word “incursion” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.
- A function hosted within an educational institution, especially by or for students, for recreation, research, education or a display of works.
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French, from Latin incursiō.
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