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a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory<repeated Viking raids wore down the defenses of the seaside village>Synonymsdescent, foray, incursion, inroad, invasion, irruptionRelated Wordspillage, plunder; aggression, assault, offense (or offence), offensive, onset, onslaught, siege, storm, strike; charge, sally, sortie; ambuscade, ambush, surprise; air raid, blitz, blitzkrieg, bombardment
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the act or action of setting upon with force or violence<an early morning raid by Federal agents took the smugglers in their hideout by surprise>— see attack 1
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