Definition of Raiding

1. Adjective. Characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding. "A raiding party"

Exact synonyms: Marauding, Predatory
Similar to: Offensive

Definition of Raiding

1. Verb. (present participle of raid) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Raiding

1. raid [v] - See also: raid

Lexicographical Neighbors of Raiding

rah-rah skirt
rah-rah skirts
rahed
rahing
rahs
rai
rai stone
rai stones
raia
raiae
raias
raid
raided
raider
raiders
raiding (current term)
raids
raik
raiked
raiking
raiks
rail
rail-carriage
rail-carriages
rail-splitter
rail car
rail cars
rail fence
rail gun
rail guns

Literary usage of Raiding

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan by Lester W. Grau, Voennai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ imeni M.V. Frunze (1996)
"Our raiding detachment moved quickly to the place where the launch bombs were ... At that time, the reconnaissance platoon of the raiding group reported ..."

2. Report of the Joint Select Committee Appointed to Inquire Into the Condition by Luke Potter Poland, John Scott (1872)
"Were they raiding around the country, more or less ? Answer. ... In what portions of the county did you know they were raiding ? (Objection. ..."

3. Atelier Kempe Thill: New Prototypes for a Global Society = Neue Prototypen ...by Atelier Kempe Thill by Atelier Kempe Thill (2005)
"The concert hall in raiding is an attempt to achieve a synthetic, ... Der Konzertsaal in raiding unternimmt den Versuch, einen synthetischen und ..."

4. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1922)
"They carried their raiding right down the Italian peninsula, devas- tating all Etruria. They took and sacked Rome (390 B. c.). According to Roman legends—on ..."

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