raid

[ reyd ]
/ reɪd /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to engage in a raid.

Origin of raid

1375–1425; Middle English (north and Scots) ra(i)de, Old English rād expedition, literally, a riding; doublet of road

SYNONYMS FOR raid

1 seizure.
2 incursion, invasion, inroad.

OTHER WORDS FROM raid

coun·ter·raid, noun, verb un·raid·ed, adjective

Words nearby raid

rahv, rahway, rai, raia, raiatea, raid, raider, rail, rail anchor, rail bead, rail detector car

Example sentences from the Web for counter-raid

  • They moved off, and soon things got lively; a raid and counter-raid started.

    500 of the Best Cockney War Stories |Various

  • If they are poor, they will arrange a counter-raid by means of 'friendlies,' and nothing more will be heard of the affair.

    The River War |Winston S. Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for counter-raid

raid
/ (reɪd) /

noun

a sudden surprise attack an air raid
a surprise visit by police searching for criminals or illicit goods a fraud-squad raid
See also bear raid, dawn raid

verb

to make a raid against (a person, thing, etc)
to sneak into (a place) in order to take something, steal, etc raiding the larder

Derived forms of raid

raider, noun

Word Origin for raid

C15: Scottish dialect, from Old English rād military expedition; see road