incursions
Brief invasive attacks
Incursions are sudden, brief invasions or attacks into territory held by others, typically by hostile forces.
The word emphasizes the temporary or limited nature of the entry—an incursion is not a full-scale occupation but a raid or foray.
Border incursions have increased tensions between the two nations.
The term extends to any unwelcome intrusion into someone's domain or affairs: incursions into our privacy, incursions on her time.
Sudden armed incursion
- foraySwift raid or attempt
- sortieArmed raid outward
- assaultViolent offensive act
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
ambush · skirmish · offensive · attack · blitz · commando · guerrilla · hit-and-run
Organized exploratory journey
- foraySwift raid or attempt
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- scoutingObserving to gather information
probe · survey · excursion · sortie · pathfinding · trailblazing · pioneering · expeditionary
Forcible entry into territory
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- violationBreaking of rules
intrusion · annexation · occupation · conquest · expansion · advance · overstepping · infringement
Violent theft of goods
viking · pirate · plundering · ransack · despoil · brigandage · freebooter · reaver
Regular surveillance route
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- checkpointInspection station on route
- frontierEdge of settlement
- boundaryLine marking a limit
demarcation · security · surveillance · enforcement · barrier · defense · perimeter · sovereignty
raid
Sudden armed incursion
strike · ambush · skirmish · offensive · attack · blitz · commando · guerrilla · hit-and-run · reconnaissance
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- foraySwift raid or attempt
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
scouting · probe · survey · excursion · sortie · pathfinding · trailblazing · pioneering · expeditionary · advance
invasion
Forcible entry into territory
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
violation · intrusion · annexation · occupation · conquest · expansion · advance · overstepping · infringement · transgression
pillage
Violent theft of goods
raiding · viking · pirate · plundering · ransack · despoil · brigandage · freebooter · reaver · buccaneer
patrol
Regular surveillance route
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- checkpointInspection station on route
- frontierEdge of settlement
boundary · demarcation · security · surveillance · enforcement · barrier · defense · perimeter · sovereignty · customs
incursionsretreats
Backs off or sanctuaries
withdrawals · pullouts · evacuations · pullbacks · departures
incursionsdefenses
Means of protection
repulsions · expulsions · border security · fortifications · protections
- border incursionArmed crossing into territory