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• raid´er — raid «rayd», noun, verb. –n. 1. an attack; sudden attack: »Each venture is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate With shabby equipment always deteriorating (T. S. Eliot). 2. a sudden attack, usually by a small force having no intention of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Raid — Raid, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Raiding}.] To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• raid — [rād] n. [North Eng var. of ROAD, preserving etym. sense, “a riding”: used orig. of an incursion along the border] 1. a) a sudden, hostile attack, esp. by troops, military aircraft, etc., or by armed, usually mounted, bandits intent on looting b) …   English World dictionary

• raid — ► NOUN 1) a rapid surprise attack on an enemy or on premises to commit a crime. 2) a surprise visit by police to arrest suspects or seize illicit goods. ► VERB 1) make a raid on. 2) quickly and illicitly take something from (a place). DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

• raid — 1 noun (C) 1 a short attack on a place by soldiers, planes, or ships, intended to cause damage but not take control (+ on): a bombing raid on the railway line | cross border raids | carry out/launch/make a raid: Aircraft are carrying out raids on …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• raid — 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,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• raid — /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… …   Universalium

• Raid on Mittenheide — In mid August of 1943 a Polish unit of the Uderzeniowe Bataliony Kadrowe (English: Striking Cadre Battalions , UBK ), which was controlled by the right wing organization Konfederacja Narodu, organized armed attack on East Prussian villages in the …   Wikipedia

• raid — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• raid — [[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… …   From formal English to slang

• raid — /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 …