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DictionaryraidSudden attack
noun / verb

raid

RAYD/reɪd/

A sudden incursion intended to seize people or property.

Police raid the warehouse to seize a shipment of stolen phones.

A coordinated police search team entering a warehouse with a search document and flashlights, white and Latino adults, no gunfire or injury.
Etymology
raidOld Englishriding, expedition

Old English rād meant a riding or expedition. A mounted military expedition became an attack or hostile incursion, and the meaning broadened to sudden operations such as police searches.

In context

Bella's Comic Chronicles397:14
destroyed in a single air raid.
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More examples

  • The dawn raid leads to three arrests.
  • Pirates raided the port and stole supplies.
  • The kids raid the fridge for snacks after school.

Forms

raid · raids · raided · raiding

raider noun — A person who takes part in raids.

Similar words

attack
Broader; need not involve surprise, entry, or taking anything.
incursion
Emphasizes entering another's territory rather than seizing people or property.
foray
Emphasizes a brief venture into hostile territory.