2. Noun. The beginnings of progress; penetration of a problem; initial steps. ¹
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Definition of Inroads
1. inroad [n] - See also: inroad
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inroads
Literary usage of Inroads
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1914)
"Under the reigns of Valerian and Gallienus the frontier of the last-mentioned
river was perpetually infested by the inroads of Germans and Sarmatians; ..."
2. The History of Nations by Henry Cabot Lodge (1906)
"... inroads. 100 BC- AD THE Greek or Bactrian expeditions into India ended more
than a century before Christ; but a new set of invaders soon began to pour ..."
3. A History of Greece: From Its Conquest by the Romans to the Present Time, B by George Finlay (1877)
"Effects produced in Greece by the inroads of the Goths. After the reign of
Alexander Severus, the whole attention of the Roman government was absorbed by ..."
4. The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy by Ordericus Vitalis, Léopold Delisle, Guizot (François) (1854)
"over-awe the Welch, and the custody of it committed to Kobert that he might defend
the English frontier against the inroads of those barbarians. ..."
5. Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind by James Cowles Prichard (1844)
"The first comprises the successive inroads of Turkish hordes from, the time when
they first became known to the western nations till the rise of the ..."
6. The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"Effects of the Gallic inroads. may have played an important part in the deliverance
of Rome ; but the Roman annalists, intent only on their own ..."
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