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   Raid

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   noun

   • 1. a sudden attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces in warfare: "a bombing raid" Similar surprise attackhit-and-run raidtip-and-run raidassaultdescentblitzincursionforaysortiesallyinroadonslaughtonrushstormingchargethrustoffensiveinvasionblitzkriegrazzia
   • ▪ a surprise attack to commit a crime, especially to steal from business premises: "an early morning raid on a bank" Similar robberyburglaryholdupbreak-inmuggingrobbingpillaginglootingplunderplunderingransackingsacksackingmaraudinginformal:snatchsmash-and-grabblagheiststickup
   • ▪ a surprise visit by police to arrest suspected people or seize illicit goods: "a police raid on his home" Similar swoopsurprise searchinformal:busttakedown
   • ▪ a hostile attempt to buy a major or controlling interest in the shares of a company.

   verb

   • 1. conduct a raid on: "officers raided thirty homes yesterday" Similar attackmake a raid onassaultset upondescend onswoop onharassharryblitzmake inroads onassailstormrushchargeplundersteal frompillagelootriflemaraudstripransacksackliterary:despoilarchaic:reavespoilrare:depredatespoliateforagerobsteal fromhold upbreak intomake a raid oninformal:stick upsearchmake a search ofswoop onmake a raid oninformal:bust
   • ▪ quickly and illicitly take something from (a place): "she crept down the stairs to raid the pantry"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): Scots variant of road in the early senses ‘journey on horseback’, ‘foray’. The noun became rare from the end of the 16th century but was revived by Sir Walter Scott; the verb dates from the mid 19th century.

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2. www.techtarget.com › searchstorage › definitionWhat is RAID? - TechTarget

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   RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a way of storing the same data in different places on multiple hard disks or solid-state drives (SSDs) to protect data in the case of a drive failure. There are different RAID levels, however, and not all have the goal of providing redundancy.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the act of entering a place by force in order to steal from it: Millions of dollars were stolen in a bank raid last night. C2. an occasion when the police enter a place suddenly in order to find someone or something: The drugs were found during a police raid on the house. Fewer examples.

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   Raid definition, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring. See more.

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   A raid is a military attack, especially a quick surprise attack. The word comes from the military but has spread out — police might raid a shady nightclub to find bad guys, or a babysitter might raid the refrigerator. When an army launches a raid, you can say they raid, or attack abruptly.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRAID definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 days ago · Definition of 'raid' Word Frequency. raid. (reɪd ) Word forms: raids plural3rd person singular present tense, raiding present participle, raided past tense past participle. 1. transitive verb. When soldiers raid a place, they make a sudden armed attack against it, with the aim of causing damage rather than occupying any of the enemy's land.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishraid noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   noun. /reɪd/ a short surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers, ships or aircraft. to conduct/launch a raid. raid on something The air force carried out a bombing raid on enemy bases. raid against something The raids against military targets continued. Collocations War and peace. see also air raid. Extra Examples. Topics War and conflict c1.

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › raidRaid Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of RAID. [+ object] 1. : to attack (a place or group) in a sudden and unexpected way. The village was raided often by neighboring tribes. 2. a : to enter (a place) suddenly in a forceful way in order to look for someone or something. Police raided the house and found drugs.