(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
Just saw the UTTP raid a TADC fan video’s comment section. I’m not sure if their “leaks” are true or not 💔
85 years ago, on 5th May 1941, the fourth and final raid of the Belfast Blitz took place. It claimed approximately 987 lives and 50,000 homes damaged. Some of its victims were temporarily stored at the Falls Baths, th…
(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
Raid means: A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.. It is military jargon and mostly appears in service contexts, war fiction, or among veterans and their families. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
raid means: A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.. Register: informal, military jargon. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
Raid means: A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.. It is military jargon and mostly appears in service contexts, war fiction, or among veterans and their families. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of destruction, plunder, or bodily harm rather than an intent to conquer territory or alter the established government; contrast invasion in its narrow sense.
An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.
(military) An attack in which combatants rush towards an enemy in an attempt to engage in close combat.
Palestine Action activists guilty of criminal damage over factory raid
“85 years ago, on 5th May 1941, the fourth and final raid of the Belfast Blitz took place. It claimed approximately 987 lives and 50,000 homes damaged. Some of its victims were temporarily stored at the Falls Baths, the tragic inspiration for Michael Longley’s poem ‘Blitz’.”
“Popular Australian author pleads guilty over child exploitation material The Jasper Jones and Runt author was arrested in January during a police raid at his Perth home.”
“✝️STREAN ENDED✝️ it feels good to be back, its almost as if nothing happened LOL! anyways thank you @kyonkyuu.bsky.social for the raid! we sent your community to my good friend @blue232vt.bsky.social who is playing overwatch right now! www.twitch.tv/midnight_blu...”
“I want to be sponsored by Raid: Shadow Legends.”
“Guns of Glory, Lost Island, and Raid.”
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(sports) An attacking movement.
a raid of contractors on the public treasury
“Just saw the UTTP raid a TADC fan video’s comment section. I’m not sure if their “leaks” are true or not 💔”
“Palestine Action activists guilty of criminal damage over factory raid”
“maaan i really kinda want to run FTB or the Chaotic Alliance raid now that we're further into 7.X and item level creep has probably made them easier. ...but also I'm hella nervous about doing anything above "hard" level content in the game.”
“This is honestly why I have such mixed feelings about the third raid difficulty bc it's DEFINITELY great that it's there but, as someone who's terrified of even doing EX trials, I don't think it's something I'm super interested in bc, y'know, fear LOL”
“A Philadelphia Carwash’s Road to Recovery After an ICE Raid https://www.wsj.com/us-news/a-philad...”
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(law enforcement) An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property or plundering.
a police raid of a narcotics factory
“Guns of Glory, Lost Island, and Raid.”
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