What does "invasion" mean?
Invasion: A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder.
Additional senses
- 2.The incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or pernicious; as, the invasion of a disease. Invasion is the generic term, denoting a forcible entrance into a foreign country. Incursion signifies a hasty and sudden invasion. Irruption denotes particularly violent invasion. Inroad is entry by some unusual way involving trespass and injury.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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