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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inroad \In*road"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inroaded}; p. pr & vb n. {Inroading}.] To make an inroad into to invade. [Obs.] The Saracens . . . conquered Spain, inroaded Aquitaine. --Fuller. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inroad \In"road`\, n. The entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes of hostility; a sudden or desultory incursion or invasion; raid; encroachment. The loss of Shrewsbury exposed all North Wales to the daily inroads of the enemy. --Clarendon. With perpetual inroads to alarm, Though inaccessible, his fatal throne. --Milton. Syn: Invasion; incursion; irruption. See {Invasion}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inroad n 1: an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the US market" 2: an invasion or hostile attack
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