incursion
Brief military attack
An incursion is a sudden, typically brief invasion or attack into enemy territory: The military launched incursions across the border.
The word suggests a hostile entry that may be temporary rather than a sustained occupation.
It extends to any unwelcome intrusion: incursions into personal privacy, the incursion of technology into daily life.
Unauthorized entry into space
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- infringementViolation of rights
impingement · disruption · breach · trespass · overreach · imposition · interruption · transgression
Defeating and seizing control
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
subjugation · aggression · inroad · irruption · onslaught · domination · seizure · colonization
Sudden armed incursion
- assaultViolent offensive act
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- attackAggressive act against another
- foraySwift raid or attempt
sortie · strike · operation · skirmish · engagement · ambush · advance · maneuver
Gradual intrusion on territory
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
- border crossingTransit between sovereign territories
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
violation · entry · penetration · overstepping · unauthorized entry · crossing · perimeter breach · buffer zone
Swift raid or attempt
- attackAggressive act against another
- plunderGoods seized violently
- pillageViolent theft of goods
- lootingTheft during disorder
marauding · strike · swoop · hit-and-run · sacking · depredation · reaving · raiding party
intrusion
Unauthorized entry into space
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
infringement · impingement · disruption · breach · trespass · overreach · imposition · interruption · transgression · inroad
conquest
Defeating and seizing control
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- takeoverAssuming command of something
overrun · subjugation · aggression · inroad · irruption · onslaught · domination · seizure · colonization · expansionism
raid
Sudden armed incursion
- assaultViolent offensive act
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- attackAggressive act against another
foray · sortie · strike · operation · skirmish · engagement · ambush · advance · maneuver · campaign
encroachment
Gradual intrusion on territory
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
- border crossingTransit between sovereign territories
infiltration · violation · entry · penetration · overstepping · unauthorized entry · crossing · perimeter breach · buffer zone · demarcation
foray
Swift raid or attempt
looting · marauding · strike · swoop · hit-and-run · sacking · depredation · reaving · raiding party · guerrilla attack
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- breachesbreach, security breach, data breach, rupture, violation
- raidsair raid, border raid, cavalry raid, coastal raid, commando raid
- Israeli-Palestinian ConflictIsraeli-Palestinian conflict, West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, PLO
- attacksattack, assault, raid, strike, offensive
- Doublespeakcollateral damage, enhanced interrogation, friendly fire, regime change, neutralize
incursionretreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
withdrawal · pullback · evacuation · pullout · falling back
incursionsettlement
Resolved dispute or colony
encampment · abode · establishment · permanent residence · occupation
incursiondefense
Protection against harm
repulsion · resistance · fortification · protection · deterrence
- border incursionArmed crossing into territory