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in·road (in′rōd′)

noun

  1. a sudden invasion or raid
  2. any advance; esp., an intrusion or encroachment: usually used in pl.

Etymology: in- + road (in obs. sense of “riding”)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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