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When Arab apologists wring their hands over an Israeli military incursion, they never mention what the Israelis are reacting to, or else diminish and distort it.
Jack Schwartz

Meaning of "incursion" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INCURSION

From Latin incursiō onset, attack, from incurrere to run into.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INCURSION

incursion  [ɪnˈkɜːʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INCURSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Incursion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INCURSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Incursion

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

Definition of incursion in the English dictionary

The definition of incursion in the dictionary is a sudden invasion, attack, or raid. Other definition of incursion is the act of running or leaking into; penetration.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INCURSION


aspersion
əˈspɜːʃən
assertion
əˈsɜːʃən
aversion
əˈvɜːʃən
coercion
kəʊˈɜːʃən
conversion
kənˈvɜːʃən
decursion
dɪˈkɜːʃən
discursion
dɪsˈkɜːʃən
dispersion
dɪˈspɜːʃən
diversion
daɪˈvɜːʃən
excursion
ɪkˈskɜːʃən
exertion
ɪɡˈzɜːʃən
immersion
ɪˈmɜːʃən
insertion
ɪnˈsɜːʃən
inversion
ɪnˈvɜːʃən
overexertion
ˌəʊvərɪɡˈzɜːʃən
Persian
ˈpɜːʃən
recursion
rɪˈkɜːʃən
seroconversion
ˌsɪərəʊkənˈvɜːʃən
subversion
səbˈvɜːʃən
version
ˈvɜːʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INCURSION

incur
incurability
incurable
incurableness
incurably
incuriosity
incurious
incuriously
incuriousness
incurrable
incurred
incurrence
incurrent
incurring
incursive
incurvate
incurvation
incurvature
incurve
incurvity

WORDS THAT END LIKE INCURSION

American Standard Version
barn conversion
bioconversion
commission
cover version
emersion
energy conversion
eversion
extraversion
extroversion
interconversion
King James Version
reconversion
reversion
Revised Standard Version
Revised Version
submersion
the Authorized Version
the Dispersion
the King James Version
torsion

Synonyms and antonyms of incursion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INCURSION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «incursion» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of incursion

Translation of «incursion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INCURSION

Find out the translation of incursion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of incursion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «incursion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

入侵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incursión
570 millions of speakers

English

incursion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आक्रमण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توغل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вторжение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incursão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বহিরাক্রমণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

incursion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Serangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einfall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

襲撃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

급습
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Incursion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự xâm lược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊடுருவல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आक्रमण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incursione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wtargnięcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вторгнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

incursiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εισβολή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inval
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

invasion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

incursion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of incursion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INCURSION»

The term «incursion» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.178 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INCURSION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «incursion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «incursion» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about incursion

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3 QUOTES WITH «INCURSION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word incursion.
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Nader al-Masri
If there's an incursion I don't go out of the house.
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Stanley Bing
I particularly felt that my job in management was safe from the incursion of machines with friendly faces painted on the front of their heads, or whatever you call the metal constructions atop their shoulders, if those are indeed shoulders.
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Jack Schwartz
When Arab apologists wring their hands over an Israeli military incursion, they never mention what the Israelis are reacting to, or else diminish and distort it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INCURSION»

Discover the use of incursion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to incursion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Frontier Incursion
For Shanna, joining the Scout Corps had been a dream come true.
Leonie Rogers, 2012
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Incursion: Rogue Genesis 1
ROGUE GENESIS is a collection of two short stories (INCURSION and RENDITION) and one novella (THE ESCAPE ARTIST) introducing Robin Monarch - CIA agent, expert thief, and star of the explosive international thriller ROGUE.
Mark Sullivan, 2012
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Flipside of the COIN: Israel's Lebanese Incursion Between ...
This study addresses the Israeli view of the threat posed by various armed factions in southern Lebanon over an 18-year period.
Daniel Isaac Helmer, 2010
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War and Living with Ptsd: Vietnam 1969-1970 and the Cambodia ...
This book is dedicated to the need to select leaders who believe war is the last solution and to quote Thomas Jefferson: "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free...it expects what never was and never will be."
Robert Carson Krause, 2009
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Runway incursion prevention system ADSB and DGPS data link ...
NASA conducted flight tests and demonstrations of the Runway Incursion Prevention System (RIPS) from October 24 – 26 at the Dallas - Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). In addition to the flight tests and demonstration of RIPS, NASA also ...
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Incursion:
When they realize the transmissions are linked to their visions, it leaves Paige to wonder whether the whole attack was real, or nothing more than an incursion on reality.
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Samuel de Champlain's incursion against the Onondaga Nation
"Read, in part, October 8, 1948, at a meeting of Onondaga Historical Association, Syracuse, New York."
Mansfield Joseph French, 1949
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The Incursion of Azteca America Into the U.S. Latino Media
Juan de Dios Pinon Lopez. U.S. Census the average age of the total U.S. population is 36.4 years old, while the age average of Hispanics is 27.4 years old (U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 May). Moreover, within the Hispanic population, Mexicans ...
Juan de Dios Pinon Lopez, 2007
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... counteract, »neutralize: void, vacate, quash, »annul Ant validate —Con » enforce, implement invaluable priceless, precious, valuable, dear, »costly, expensive Ant worthless invasion, incursion, raid, inroad are comparable when meaning an ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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The Incursion
When an unknown, unauthorized genius electronically invades the world's most secure computer system, all the evidence points to the brilliant but innocent young physicist Peter Cassidy
Dirk Hanson, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INCURSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term incursion is used in the context of the following news items.
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Aden Falls to the Southern Resistance | Stratfor
At the same time, rumors of a potential limited ground incursion into Yemen are growing louder. The Houthis have forced the Saudis to make a ... «STRATFOR, Jul 15»
2
Maggie Rose continues her transformation at 9:30 Club - The …
... of warmup act (and fellow D.C.-area natives) the Morrison Brothers Band, was an indication of just how far she'd like to carry the incursion. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
A-10s returning from European deployment - Air Force Times
... are headed home after a months-long tour across Europe to reassure allies after the incursion of Russian-backed separatists into Ukraine. «AirForceTimes.com, Jul 15»
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Russia Bond Yields Not Cheap Enough for Companies Favoring …
For Russian companies, the cheapest bond-market cash since the Crimea incursion isn't enough to tempt them away from loans. Even after ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
5
Flights Halted When Man Dashes onto Lindbergh Runway - Times …
Airport flight operations were halted for seven minutes during the incursion, Heller said. It was not known what the suspect would be booked for. «Times of San Diego, Jul 15»
6
Twenty-Five Years After Another Gulf War - The New Yorker
A week earlier, when it looked as if an incursion was imminent, she spent two hours with Saddam Hussein, at the Presidential Palace, where ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
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ICC Orders Reopening of Flotilla Case against IDF - Inside Israel …
... to bring criminal charges against Israel for Operation Protective Edge, last summer's military incursion in the Gaza Strip against Hamas rocket ... «Christian Broadcasting Network, Jul 15»
8
South African official threatens students who visited Israel - Diaspora …
He was responding to a party denunciation of Israel that likened the IDF's incursion into the Gaza strip to the Nazi war against the Jews. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
9
Groynes soon for Ennore hamlets - The Hindu
... seawater incursion into fishing hamlets, particularly during monsoon. ... and Kasikoilkuppam has helped avoid seawater incursion to some ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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New rule requires insurers to provide contraceptives if employers …
Some conservative local employers consider that an unwelcome incursion by the state. RELATED: Feds to consumers: Get your contraceptives ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Incursion [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/incursion>. May 2024 ».
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