incursion
noun/ɪnˈkɜːʃn/
/ɪnˈkɜːrʒn/
(formal)- 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.
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- incursion (into something) the sudden appearance of something in a particular area of activity that is either not expected or not wanted
Word Originlate Middle English (formerly also as encursion): from Latin incursio(n-), from the verb incurrere, from in- ‘towards’ + currere ‘run’.
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