What is a sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as, the irruptions of the Goths into Italy. Addison. See Invasion called?
irruption — A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as, the irruptions of the Goths into Italy. Addison. See Invasion. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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