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noun
- 1. a rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces: "a bombing raid" Similar
verb
- 1. conduct a raid on: "officers raided thirty homes yesterday" Similar
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1. a. : a hostile or predatory incursion. b. : a surprise attack by a small force. 2. a. : a brief foray outside one's usual sphere. b. : a sudden invasion by officers of the law. c. : a daring operation against a competitor. d. : the recruiting of personnel (such as faculty, executives, or athletes) from competing organizations. 3.
RAID (/ reɪd /; " redundant array of inexpensive disks " [1] or " redundant array of independent disks " [2]) is a data storage virtualization technology that combines multiple physical disk drive components into one or more logical units for the purposes of data redundancy, performance improvement, or both.
the act of entering a place by force in order to steal from it: Millions of dollars were stolen in a bank raid last night. C2. an occasion when the police enter a place suddenly in order to find someone or something: The drugs were found during a police raid on the house. Fewer examples.
Raid definition: a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed. See examples of RAID used in a sentence.
n. 1. a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a narcotics ring. 2. a sudden attack on an enemy, as by air or by a small land force. 3. an effort to lure away a competitor's employees, members, etc. 4. a concerted attempt of speculators to force stock prices down. v.t.
raid. noun. /reɪd/. /reɪd/. a short surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers, ships or aircraft. to conduct/launch a raid. raid on something The air force carried out a bombing raid on enemy bases. raid against something The raids against military targets continued. Collocations War and peace.
When soldiers raid a place, they make a sudden armed attack against it, with the aim of causing damage rather than occupying any of the enemy's land.
RAID definition: 1. a sudden attack on a place by soldiers: 2. a sudden visit to a place by police in order to find…. Learn more.
RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a way of storing the same data in different places on multiple hard disks or solid-state drives (SSDs) to protect data in the case of a drive failure. There are different RAID levels, however, and not all have the goal of providing redundancy.
raid something (of soldiers, fighting planes, etc.) to attack a place without warning. Villages along the border are regularly raided. a raiding party (= a group of soldiers, etc. that attack a place) Topics War and conflict c1.
