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   Raid (rād), n. [Icel. reið a riding, raid; akin to E. road. See Road a way.]
   1. A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
   
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   Marauding chief! his sole delight
   
   The moonlight raid, the morning fight. Sir W. Scott.
   
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   There are permanent conquests, temporary occupations, and occasional raids. H. Spenser.
   
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   ☞ A Scottish word which came into common use in the United States during the Civil War, and was soon extended in its application.
   
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   2. An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, “a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury.” [Colloq. U. S.]
   
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   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”.
   
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