raid

ɹeɪd

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#1·1d ago

(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.

Origin: From , from , from , whence also the inherited English . The earlier senses of “a riding, expedition, raid” fell into disuse in Early Modern English, but were revived in the northern form raid by Walter Scott in the early 19th century. The use for a swift police operation appears in the later 19th century and may perhaps have been influenced by (similar in both original meaning and sound). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·1d ago

(law enforcement) An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property or plundering.

a police raid of a narcotics factory

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#3·1d ago

(sports) An attacking movement.

a raid of contractors on the public treasury

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