incursion

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, borrowed from Old French, from Latin incursiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/, /ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʃən/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ʒən, -ɜː(ɹ)ʃən === Noun === incursion (plural incursions) A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of destruction, plunder, or bodily harm rather than an intent to conquer territory or alter the established government; contrast invasion in its narrow sense. An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense. (Australia) A function hosted within an educational institution, especially by or for students, for recreation, research, education or a display of works. ==== Synonyms ==== attack movement ==== Antonyms ==== attack movement (function): excursion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== incur incursive predatory incursion ==== Translations ==== === References === “incursion”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === cornusiin == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French, from Latin incursiōnem. === Pronunciation === === Noun === incursion f (plural incursions) incursion foray excursion ==== Related terms ==== encourir === Further reading === “incursion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012