raid
330
4.9
- noun
- /reɪd/
- The police conducted a surprise raid on the suspected drug den last night.
- an air raid
- a commando raid
- a bombing raid
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeHis 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
-
During the military raid, the team captured several insurgents without any casualties.
-
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.
-
As the days passed, the raids got more and more intense.
-
That winter, both sides continue their raids across the Northwest Territory.
-
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.
-
After weeks of intelligence work, the FBI executed a raid on the warehouse believed to hold stolen goods.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
A violent action that harms people or damages things
411
7.0
A military attack to destroy a specific target
132
5.5
An attack from a hidden place that surprises people
100
6.9
Close fighting during the final part of a military attack
37
4.2
A sudden attack by military planes that drop bombs and shoot at the ground
28
8.2
A sudden short attack into enemy land
28
4.4
A short, intense effort to do something quickly, often by many people
18
3.5
A sudden action that begins without warning to catch people not ready
17
6.3
A sudden, fast attack by police or soldiers to arrest people
2
9.5
A sudden attack by troops leaving a defensive position
1
7.3
A short sudden attack to take things from an enemy place
1
9.9
A sudden surprise attack on a place by soldiers
1
9.9
A sudden organized raid to capture people or take goods
Antonyms
Compounds
How Violent
Surface Forms
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.