incursion
/ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/ noun C1- 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.
Plural incursions
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