plural forays
1
: a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
a foray into enemy territory
attempted sneak and surprise forays—D. D. Eisenhower
2
: an initial and often tentative attempt to do something in a new or different field or area of activity
the novelist's foray into nonfiction
Torres spearheaded his family's first foray into international wine production by purchasing land in Chile's Curicó Valley in 1979.—Michael Schachner
forayed; foraying; forays
1
intransitive
: to make a raid or brief invasion
forayed into enemy territory
Nicaraguan troops were foraying along the frontier …—George Russell
2
intransitive
: to do or attempt something outside one's accustomed sphere : to enter into a new or different field or area of activity
Tesla, known for its high-end electric cars, has forayed into the trucking industry with a Nov. 16 reveal of its latest prototype, the Tesla Semi.—Meagan Nichols
3
forayer
noun
plural forayers
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