Word Meaning

raid definition and meaning

n. A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
n. An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury.
v. t. To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties.

Crossword clues for raid

- A foray
- An incursion
- Attack
- Bombard
- Foray
- Military foray
- Police search
- Rapid surprise attack
- Sortie
- Storm
- Sudden attack
- Sudden invasion offers first real support
- Sudden surprise attack
- Surprise attack
- Swoop down upon