单词 | armed raid |
释义 | > as lemmasarmed raid armed raid n. a raid made by a person or group carrying weapons, for the purpose of stealing, destroying, or suppressing something. ΚΠ 1864 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 143 He had no desire to head an armed raid into the MacGregors' country if he could avoid it. 1922 P. Dukes Red Dusk & Morrow vi. 160 The extraordinary spectacle of an armed raid by the Bolshevist authorities on a public market. 1989 R. A. Hill Marcus Garvey p. xxxix When they continued to hold indoor meetings, the police mounted an armed raid on the local Liberty Hall, precipitating a bloody gun battle. 2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 15 Dec. 2 A couple were yesterday recovering after an armed raid on their home at Lisnagrieve... Their car and several thousand euro were taken. < as lemmas |
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