raid
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4.9
- noun
- /reɪd/
:
incursión
- The police conducted a surprise raid on the suspected drug den last night.
- an air raid
- a commando raid
- a bombing raid
His parents were killed in the raid on his village.
- His parents were killed in the raid on his village.
- They will do these night raids where they will come searching for you.
- I've never been persuaded that this raid was necessary.
- It was the first nationwide raid for synthetic drugs.
- What happened with the raid of El Nini's house?
- This phrase isn't a red flag, it's an air raid siren.
- But I think the most compelling aspect of the raid on Janine was what followed.
- And then they're able to actually carry out the raid in front of the government.
Examples
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During the military raid, the team captured several insurgents without any casualties.
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A case in point was the raid that killed bin Laden.
Academic text (2012) -
By some accounts he launched raids as far away as England.
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As the days passed, the raids got more and more intense.
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That winter, both sides continue their raids across the Northwest Territory.
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Yet Japan's tactical plan worked to perfection: the raid achieved complete surprise.
Academic text (1991) -
The raid is the result of a top-secret mission called Operation Neptune Spear.
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After weeks of intelligence work, the FBI executed a raid on the warehouse believed to hold stolen goods.
Synonyms
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1.4
A violent action that harms people or damages things
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6.9
Close fighting during the final part of a military attack
348
7.0
A military attack to destroy a specific target
130
5.5
An attack from a hidden place that surprises people
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4.2
A sudden attack by military planes that drop bombs and shoot at the ground
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8.2
A sudden short attack into enemy land
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4.4
A short, intense effort to do something quickly, often by many people
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3.5
A sudden action that begins without warning to catch people not ready
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7.3
A short sudden attack to take things from an enemy place
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6.3
A sudden, fast attack by police or soldiers to arrest people
A sudden surprise attack on a place by soldiers
A sudden organized raid to capture people or take goods
A sudden attack by troops leaving a defensive position
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Etymology
The word raid comes from an old word like ride, which meant 'to ride'. Long ago, a raid was a quick attack by riders on horseback, so a raid is a sudden, surprise attack.