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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 in·cur·sion /ɪnˈkɝʒən/
 侵入,侵略,奇襲

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 In·cur·sion n.
 1. A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid.
 The Scythian, whose incursions wild
 Have wasted Sogdiana.   --Milton.
    The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs of the Roman Empire.   --Arbuthnot.
 2. Attack; occurrence. [Obs.]
    Sins of daily incursion.   --South.
 Syn: -- Invasion; inroad; raid; foray; sally; attack; onset; irruption. See Invasion.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 incursion
      n 1: the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large
           numbers); "the incursion of television into the American
           livingroom"
      2: an attack that penetrates into enemy territory [syn: penetration]
      3: the mistake of incurring liability or blame