English noun: incursion |
1. | incursion (act) the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers) |
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| Samples | The incursion of television into the American living room.
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| Broader (hypernym) | entering, entrance, entry, incoming, ingress |
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2. | incursion (act) an attack that penetrates into enemy territory |
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| Synonyms | penetration |
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| Broader (hypernym) | attack, onrush, onset, onslaught |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | breakthrough, foray, infiltration, interpenetration, invasion, maraud, raid |
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3. | incursion (act) the mistake of incurring liability or blame |
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| Broader (hypernym) | error, fault, mistake |
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