Vocabulary
Incursion
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.
Urdu meaning
حملہ، چڑھائی، دراندازی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- World War II detonated in sequence: the Anschluss or annexation of Austria by Germany in March 1938; Germany`s invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939; and Hitler`s incursion (with Stalin`s support) into Poland in September 1939.
- For now, this options seems to be a non-starter as Iran will feel compelled to retaliate against the US incursion.
- And unlike 1999, there would have been no Bill Clinton in the White House to rescue itfrom a Kargil-type incursion.
- New Delhi seems to have forgotten the lesson of its 2019 air incursion and Pakistan`s swift response that downed an Indian fighter plane.
- Meanwhile, a terrorist incursion in Chitral was thwarted by security forces in September last year.
Synonyms
attack on, assault on, raid on, invasion of, storming of, overrunning of, foray into
Curator example
“incursions into enemy territory”
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