n. | 1. | The entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes of hostility; a sudden or desultory incursion or invasion; raid; encroachment. |
v. t. | 1. | To make an inroad into; to invade. |
Noun | 1. | inroad - an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market" |
2. | inroad - an invasion or hostile attack |