inroad

in·road

noun \ˈin-ˌrōd\

Definition of INROAD

1

: a sudden hostile incursion : raid

2

: an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something —usually used in plural

Examples of INROAD

1. <the army is finally making inroads into enemy territory>

First Known Use of INROAD

1548

Related to INROAD

Synonyms: descent, foray, incursion, raid, invasion, irruption

Related Words: pillage, plunder; aggression, assault, coup de main, offense (or offence), offensive, onset, onslaught, rush, siege, storm, strike; charge, sally, sortie; ambuscade, ambush, surprise (also surprize), trap; air raid, blitz, blitzkrieg, bombardment; counteraggression, counterassault, counterattack, counteroffensive, counterstrike

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Rhymes with INROAD

abode, anode, bar code, boatload, busload, byroad, carload, cartload, caseload, cathode, church mode, commode, corrode, crossroad, dead load, decode, diode, displode, download, dress code, dynode, embowed, encode, epode, erode, explode, forebode, freeload, front-load, geode, high road, implode, live load, lymph node, no-load, off-load, outmode, payload, planeload, postcode, post road, railroad, rhapsode, sarod, shipload, side road, Silk Road, skid road, source code, spring-load, square-toed, tetrode, threnode, trainload, triode, truckload, unload, upload, zip code