Definitions for incursion
ɪnˈkɜr ʒən, -ʃənin·cur·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incursionnoun

   the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)

   "the incursion of television into the American living room"

2. penetration, incursionnoun

   an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

3. incursionnoun

   the mistake of incurring liability or blame

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incursionnoun

   An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incursionnoun

   Etymology: from incurro, Latin.

   1. Attack; mischievous occurrence.

   Sins of daily incursion, and such as human frailty is unavoidably liable to. Robert South, Sermons.

   2. [ Incursion, Fr.]Invasion without conquest; inroad; ravage.

   Spain is very weak at home, or very slow to move, when they suffered a small fleet of English to make an hostile invasion, or incursion, upon their havens and roads. Francis Bacon.

   Now the Parthian king hath gather'd all his host
   Against the Scythian, whose incursions wild
   Have wasted Sogdiana. John Milton, Parad. Regain'd.

   The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs of the Roman empire. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incursion

   Incursion is a science fiction roleplaying game created by Richard Tucholka and published by Tri Tac Games in 1992.

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1. incursion

   An incursion is defined as a sudden or brief invasion or attack into another's territory, typically in a hostile manner. It can also refer to an act of entering another's domain or area, often without permission or welcome. This term is commonly used in military or political contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Incursionnoun

   a running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid

2. Incursionnoun

   attack; occurrence

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1. Incursion

   Incursion is a science fiction roleplaying game created by Richard Tucholka and published by Tri Tac Games in 1992.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incursion

   in-kur′shun, n. a hostile inroad.—adj. Incur′sive, making an incursion or inroad. [Fr.,—L. incursion-em—incurrĕre.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incursion

   Invasion without conquest; inroad; ravage.

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Entrance
   • Mistake

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of incursion in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of incursion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of incursion in a Sentence

1. State John Kerry:

   The line they are trying to draw now would prohibit any kind of incursion of Aleppo, it will not allow Aleppo to fall, if Assad does not adhere to this, there will clearly be repercussions, and one of them may be the total destruction of the ceasefire and then go back to war. I don't think Russia wants that.

2. Lloyd Austin:

   Whatever we do will be done as a part of an international community. The best case though is that we won't see an incursion by the Soviet Union into the Ukraine.

3. John McCain:

   For God's sake, can't we help these people defend themselves? This is not an incursion. This is an invasion.

4. Jim Jeffrey:

   The Turkish incursion into northeast Syria is a tragedy, it was long standing Jim Jeffrey government policy in two Administrations to keep that from happening and Hardened ISIS prisoners were clearly not successful, iSIS is pitching this as a victory for them.

5. Russian President Putin:

   It’s one thing if it’s a minor incursion and we end up having to fight about what to do and not to do.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=incursion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Incursion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=incursion
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incursion
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incursion
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=incursion
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=incursion
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html