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51raid — [[t]re͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ raids, raiding, raided 1) VERB When soldiers raid a place, they make a sudden armed attack against it, with the aim of causing damage rather than occupying any of the enemy s land. → See also air raid [V n] The guerrillas… …
52raid — /rayd/, n. 1. a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring. 2. Mil. a sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force. 3. a vigorous, large scale effort to lure away a… …
53raid — Synonyms and related words: air attack, air raid, air strike, assault, attack, banditry, bear raid, blitz, board, boarding, brigandage, brigandism, bull raid, bust, corner, corner in, depredate, depredation, descend upon, despoil, despoiling,… …
54raid — I UK [reɪd] / US noun [countable] Word forms raid : singular raid plural raids ** 1) a sudden short military attack an air raid by enemy jets raid on/against: Soldiers carried out raids on enemy targets in the area. 2) an action by police… …
55raid — raid1 [ reıd ] noun count ** 1. ) a sudden short military attack: an air raid by enemy jets raid on/against: Soldiers carried out raids on enemy targets in the area. 2. ) an action by police officers in which they suddenly enter a place in order… …
56raid — {{＃}}{{LM R32717}}{{〓}} {{SynR33507}} {{［}}raid{{］}} ‹raid› {{◆}}(pl. raides; raids){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} Competición deportiva en la que los participantes han de recorrer largas distancias para medir su resistencia. {{＜}}2{{＞}}… …
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57RAID — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 MILITAR Incursión rápida y de duración limitada de una formación militar en territorio desconocido o enemigo. FRASEOLOGÍA raid aéreo AERONÁUTICA Vuelo a larga distancia realizado por uno o varios aparatos.… …
58raid — {{11}}raid (n.) early 15c., military expedition on horseback, Scottish and northern English form of rade a riding, journey, from O.E. rad a riding (see ROAD (Cf. road)). The word died out by 17c., but was revived by Scott, 1805 ( The Lay of the… …
59raid — 1. noun 1) the raid on Dieppe Syn: attack, assault, descent, blitz, incursion, sortie, onslaught, storming 2) a raid on a shop Syn: robbery, burglary, hold up …
60raid — I. noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) rade, from Old English rād ride, raid more at road Date: 15th century 1. a. a hostile or predatory incursion b. a surprise attack by a small force 2. a. a brief foray outside one s usual sphere b. a… …
