Advertisement
Advertisement
incursion
[ in-kur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
noun
- a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, especially a sudden one; raid:
The bandits made brief incursions on the village.
Synonyms: , ,
- a harmful inroad.
- a running in:
the incursion of sea water.
incursion
/ ɪnˈkÉœËsɪv; ɪnˈkÉœËʃən /
noun
- a sudden invasion, attack, or raid
- the act of running or leaking into; penetration
Derived Forms
- incursive, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of incursion1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of incursion1
Example Sentences
Denmark, which oversees Greenland’s administration, hasn’t kept Greenland “safe from a lot of very aggressive incursions from Russia, China and other nations,†he added.
Last month, South Korea's intelligence agency said North Korea had sent more soldiers to Russia and re-deployed others to the frontline in the western Kursk region where Ukraine launched a lightning incursion.
Now the positions are reversed, with Estonian troops and their Nato allies training here to prevent a Russian incursion.
But he believes Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russian territory, launched last August, was too deep and too narrow - relying on just one main road for supplies and reinforcements.
He'd also destabilise the wider Baltics, probably socially, politically, and economically, as a Russian incursion – however limited – would likely put off foreign investors viewing this as a stable region.
Advertisement
Related ˜yÐÄvlogs
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse