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Webster 1913 Edition
Raid
1.
A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
Marauding chief! his sole delight
The moonlight
The moonlight
raid
, the morning fight. Sir W. Scott.
There are permanent conquests, temporary occupations, and occasional
raids
. H. Spenser.
☞ A Scottish word which came into common use in the United States during the Civil War, and was soon extended in its application.
2.
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering;
as, a
raid
of the police upon a gambling house; a raid
of contractors on the public treasury. [Colloq. U. S.]
Raid
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Raided
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Raiding
.] To make a raid upon or into;
as, two regiments
. raided
the border countiesDefinition 2024
ráid
ráid
Old Irish
Verb
ráïd
- to row (with oars)
Inflection
Simple, class A III present, reduplicated s preterite
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Derived terms
References
- “ráid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.