01 n. The entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes of hostility; a sudden or desultory incursion or invasion; raid; encroachment.
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The entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes of hostility; a sudden or desultory incursion or invasion; raid; encroachment.“The loss of Shrewsbury exposed all North Wales to the daily inroads of the enemy.” — Clarendon.“With perpetual inroads to alarm, Though inaccessible, his fatal throne.” — Milton.