Crossword Dictionary
raid
foray, raid, maraud - n
a sudden short attack
synonyms
descent, foray, incursion, inroad, invasion, irruption
in a sentence
They launched a raid against the enemy.
Weapons were also seized during the drug raid.
They caught five smugglers in the raid.
The village was raided often by neighboring tribes.
Police raided the house and found drugs.
Federal agents raided the warehouse, seizing stolen property and arresting five smugglers.
etymology
early 15c., "mounted military expedition," Scottish and northern English form of rade "a riding, journey," from Old English rad "a riding, ride, expedition, journey; raid," (see road). The word fell into obscurity by 17c., but it was revived by Scott ("The Lay of the Last Minstrel," 1805; "Rob Roy," 1818), with a more extended sense of "attack, foray, hostile or predatory incursion." By 1873 of any sudden or vigorous descent (police raids, etc.). Of air raids by 1908.