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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

Additional info about word: INROAD

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. Syn. -- Invasion; incursion; irruption. See Invasion.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of INROAD)

• Foray
• Raid
• sally
• inroad
• escapade
• Incursion
• Invasion
• encroachment
• irruption
• foray
• raid
• dragonnade

Related words: (words related to INROAD)

• SALLYMAN
  The velella; -- called also saleeman.
• FORAYER
  One who makes or joins in a foray. They might not choose the lowand road, For the Merse forayers were abroad. Sir W. Scott.
• SALLY
  To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally. They break the truce, and sally out by night. Dryden. The foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host. Byron.
• IRRUPTION
  1. A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea. Lest evil tidings, with too rude irruption Hitting thy aged ear, should pierce too deep. Milton. 2. A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as, the
• INCURSION
  1. A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid. The Scythian, whose incursions wild Have wasted Sogdiana. Milton. The incursions of the Goths disordered
• FORAY
  A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. Spenser. The huge Earl Doorm, . . . Bound on a foray, rolling eyes of prey. Tennyson.
• ENCROACHMENT
  An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another. (more info) 1. The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion. An unconstitutional encroachment of military power on the civil
• DRAGONNADE
  The severe persecution of French Protestants under Louis XIV., by an armed force, usually of dragoons; hence, a rapid and devastating incursion; dragoonade. He learnt it as he watched the dragonnades, the tortures, the massacres of the Netherlands.
• ESCAPADE
  escape; or F., fr. It. scappata escape, escapade, fr. scappare to 1. The fling of a horse, or ordinary kicking back of his heels; a gambol. 2. Act by which one breaks loose from the rules of propriety or good sense; a freak; a prank. Carlyle.
• SALLY LUNN
  A tea cake slighty sweetened, and raised with yeast, baked in the form of biscuits or in a thin loaf, and eaten hot with butter.
• INVASION
  1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass. 2. A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder. 3.
• INROAD
  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
• UNIVERSALLY
  In a universal manner; without exception; as, God's laws are universally binding on his creatures.
• NASALLY
  In a nasal manner; by the nose.
• DORSALLY
  On, or toward, the dorsum, or back; on the dorsal side of; dorsad.
• MESALLY
  See MESIALLY
• CAUSALLY
  According to the order or series of causes; by tracing effects to causes.
• DISALLY
  To part, as an alliance; to sunder. "Disallied their nuptials." Milton.