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- Dictionaryincursion/ɪnˈkəːʃn/
noun
- 1. an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one: "incursions into enemy territory"
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INCURSION definition: 1. a sudden attack on or act of going into a place, especially across a border: 2. an occasion…. Learn more.
The meaning of INCURSION is a hostile entrance into a territory : raid. How to use incursion in a sentence.
INCURSION meaning: 1. a sudden attack on or act of going into a place, especially across a border: 2. an occasion…. Learn more.
Incursion definition: a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, especially a sudden one; raid. See examples of INCURSION used in a sentence.
If someone or something enters an area where you would not expect them to be, or where they have not been found before, you can call this an incursion, especially when you disapprove of their presence.
n. 1. An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion. 2. The act of entering another's territory or domain. 3. The act of entering or running into: homes damaged by the incursion of floodwater. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin incursiō, incursiōn-, from incursus, past participle of incurrere, to run upon; see incur .]
When an army crosses a border into another country for battle, they are making an incursion into enemy territory. An incursion is an invasion as well as an attack.
Definition of incursion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Incursion definition: An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion.
INCURSION definition: a sudden attack or entry into an area that belongs to other people: . Learn more.
