INROAD

inroad

Noun

  1. an advance into enemy territory, an incursion, an attempted invasion
  2. progress made toward accomplishing a goal or solving a problem

Verb

  1. To make an inroad into; to invade.
    The Saracens conquered Spain, inroaded Aquitaine. — Fuller.


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