reinvasion
noun[CorU]
(alsore-invasion)uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/us/ˌriː.ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/theactofenteringacountrybyforcewithlargenumbersofsoldiersinorderto takepossessionof it again:
The reinvasion of thecountrypromptedaninternationalcrisis.
Theproposedreinvasion of themainlandnevermaterialized.
anoccasionwhen alargenumberofpeopleor things come back to aplacein anannoyingandunwantedway:
Farmers aresprayingtreestopreventa reinvasion oftheirorchardsby theflies.
We haveseena re-invasion of some inner-cityareasbyyoungprofessionals.
- Officials say they have nointerestin a reinvasion of thedisputedarea.
- Theincidentwasseizedon by the British as anexcusefor reinvasion.
- Thegeneralswereplanninga re-invasion of theislands.
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- false flag
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- kamikaze
- post-conquest
- privateer
- raid
- reconquer
- reconquest
- relieve
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Arriving, entering and invading