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raid

Pronunciation: /ˈraid/

“raid” is a Spanish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. raid (military)
  2. attempt
  3. long-distance race

In Spanish

  1. Incursión o ataque realizado con rapidez y sin previo aviso por una fuerza militar o de seguridad.
  2. Hecho o, más frecuentemente, seguidilla de hechos que se realizan breve y sorpresivamente.
  3. Por extensión, visita realizada en condiciones similares a estas.
  4. Competición deportiva de resistencia, generalmente de automóviles o motocicletas, extensa y de carácter hazañoso y excepcional por las dificultades que presenta.

Etymology

Borrowed from English raid, from Scots raid. Doublet of rade from Middle English.

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