raid

  • 61raid — 1. noun /ɹeɪd/ a) A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray. b) An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; …

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  • 62RAID — ● ►en /raid/ ● 1. sg. m. ►DISQUE Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks. Système de stockage de grande capacité et d une grande sûreté, utilisant le disk mirroring. Il existe différent type de RAID: 0, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, S, A et 10, chacun ayant ses… …

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  • 63raid — [[t]reɪd[/t]] n. 1) a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a narcotics ring[/ex] 2) mil a sudden attack on an enemy, as by air or by a small land force 3) an effort to lure away a competitor s… …

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  • 64raid — /reɪd / (say rayd) noun 1. a sudden onset or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling house. 2. Military a sudden attack on the enemy, especially by air or by a small force. –verb (t) 3. to make a raid on …

  • 65raid — [15] Raid and road are doublets – that is to say, they have a common ancestor, but have diverged over the centuries. In this case the ancestor was Old English rād ‘riding’, hence ‘hostile incursion on horse back’, a relative of ride. South of the …

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  • 66raid — 1. noun 1) the raid on Dieppe Syn: attack, assault, descent, blitz, incursion, sortie; onslaught, storming, charge, offensive, invasion, blitzkrieg 2) a police raid Syn …

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  • 67RAID — TV Acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. Hard drives installed in multiples that are accessed as a single volume. RAID 0 systems (stripe sets) are common in higher end video editing systems, as they allow for faster access to video.… …

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  • 68raid — reidas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Nedidelio masto operacija, apimanti greitą įsiveržimą į priešo teritoriją siekiant surinkti informaciją, suklaidinti priešą ar sunaikinti jo objektus (bazes). Atlikus uždavinį, operacija baigiasi… …

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  • 69raid — [15] Raid and road are doublets – that is to say, they have a common ancestor, but have diverged over the centuries. In this case the ancestor was Old English rād ‘riding’, hence ‘hostile incursion on horse back’, a relative of ride. South of the …

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  • 70raid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. attack, invasion, onset, incursion; foray. See stealing. v. t. attack, invade; pounce upon. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A predatory attack] Syn. invasion, assault, forced entrance, sortie, sweep,… …

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