inroad means A barangay of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
name
- A barangay of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
noun
- An advance into enemy territory, an attempted invasion; an encroachment, an incursion.“[…] That ſince that time he [Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus] was become the ſubject of King Henry [VIII] of England, his Majeſty's [James V of Scotland's] greateſt enemy; and was now the cauſe of all the Inroads made by the English into Scotland: […]”
- Often followed by in, into, or on: initial progress made toward accomplishing a goal or solving a problem.“Three weeks into it, I am finally beginning to make inroads on this project.”
verb
- To make advances or incursions.“[Y]ou muſt not expect him to go with you, inroading or making incurſions into Georgia; for he is an Armenian, true to his faith; and not a Georgian, falſe and diſtruſtful!”
- To make an inroad into (something).“[Y]ea, the Saracens had lately waſted Italy, conquered Spain, inroded Aquitain, and poſſeſſed ſome iſlands in the mid-land-ſea.”