Incursion

Quick meaning: Incursion is a noun meaning An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.

Meaning

An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.

More Meanings

1. (Australia) A function hosted within an educational institution, especially by or for students, for recreation, research, education or a display of works.
2. 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.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

• incursions

Synonyms for incursion

Depending on context, synonyms include attack, movement, penetration.

Antonyms for incursion

Common opposites include attack, movement, excursion.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include penetration, encroachment, intrusion, foray, raid, intrusiveness.

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