Descent and Incursion

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Descent

Descent noun - A sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory.

Usage example: the lightning descent of the invading army on that unsuspecting border town

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Incursion is a synonym for descent in attack topic. In some cases you can use "Incursion" instead a noun "Descent", when it comes to topics like assault.

Nearby Words: descend, descendant, descending, descender

Incursion

Incursion noun - A sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory.

Usage example: there were incursions from the border every summer

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Synonyms for Incursion

Descent is a synonym for incursion in attack topic. You can use "Descent" instead a noun "Incursion".

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

alien	alien descent	alien incursion
final	final descent	final incursion
further	further descent	further incursion
recent	recent descent	recent incursion
Other adjectives: Scottish.

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