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   Raid , n. [Icel. reið a riding, raid; akin to E. road. See Road a way.]
   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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   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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