invasion

Definition

A military action consisting of a large armed force of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.

Etymology

From Middle French invasion, from Late Latin invāsiōnem, accusative of invāsiō.

Example Sentences

• "Since Michel's days, however, many barbarian invasions had subdivided the Three Gauls into a melange of warsome states and tribes, all, nevertheless, acquiring a vaguely similar grace, if not a petite grandeur."
• "Yeh actually works in marketing, and his weapon is a replica -- but he is spending the weekend attending an urban warfare workshop to prepare for what he sees as the very real threat of a Chinese invasion."
• "an invasion of mobile phones"

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