| NOUN | act | incursion | the act of entering some territory / territory or domain (often in large numbers) |
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| act | incursion, penetration | an attack that penetrates into enemy territory | |
| act | incursion | the mistake of incurring liability or blame |
| Sounds | ihnker'zhahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of entering some territory / territory or domain (often in large numbers). | |
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| Example | "the incursion of television into the American living room" | |
| Broader | entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming | The act of entering |
| Meaning | An attack that penetrates into enemy territory. | |
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| Synonym | penetration | |
| Narrower | breakthrough | A penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense |
| foray, raid, maraud | A sudden short attack | |
| infiltration | A process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) | |
| interpenetration | The action of penetrating between or among | |
| invasion | The act of invading | |
| Broader | attack, onslaught, onset, onrush | (military) an offensive against an enemy / enemy (using weapons) |
| Spanish | incursión, penetración | |
| Catalan | incursió, penetració | |
| Meaning | The mistake of incurring liability or blame. | |
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| Broader | mistake, error, fault | A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
| Spanish | aceptación | |
| Verbs | incur | make oneself subject to |
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