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Irruption
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea. Lest evil tidings, with too rude irruption Hitting thy aged ear, should pierce too deep. Milton.
2. A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as, the irruptions of the Goths into Italy. Addison.
Synonyms: Invasion; incursion; inroad. See Invasion.