Raid - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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Last updated 25 abril 2025

A raid is a military attack, especially a quick surprise attack. The word comes from the military but has spread out — police might raid a shady nightclub to find bad guys, or a babysitter might raid the refrigerator.
When an army launches a raid, you can say they raid, or attack abruptly. This verb can also be used to mean search or enter unexpectedly, as when police officers raid a suspect's home or summer campers' raid a neighboring cabin. The military meaning is the oldest, and the word comes from the Scottish rade, a riding or a journey, from the Old English rad, which is also the root of road.