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Within boating, Raid is described as a sail and oar adventure, a leisure pursuit combining sailing and rowing. It involves a fleet of small boats capable
Raid_(boating)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up raid, RAID Lerato Thobane, or ráid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Raid, RAID or Raids may refer to: Raid (military), a sudden attack without
Raid
American bombing of Japan on April 18, 1942
The Doolittle Raid (also known as Doolittle's Raid or the Tokyo Raid) was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital of Tokyo and other
Doolittle_Raid
List of German U-boats in World War II (1-599) List of German U-boats in World War II (600-4712)
List of German U-boats in World War II
List_of_German_U-boats_in_World_War_II
British amphibious attack of 28 March 1942
The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France
St_Nazaire_Raid
U.S. raid against Japanese forces in the Pacific during World War II
The raid on Makin Island was an attack by Marine Raiders of the United States Marine Corps on the Japanese-controlled Makin Island from August 17–18, 1942
Raid_on_Makin_Island
1976 Israeli counter-terrorist operation
The Entebbe raid, also known as Operation Entebbe and officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt (also retroactively codenamed Operation Yonatan), was
Entebbe_raid
1982 British raid of the Falklands War
(SAS), along with men from the Special Boat Squadron (SBS), attempted to carry out a diversionary amphibious raid on the northern bank of Stanley Harbour
Cortley_Ridge_raid
Special forces unit of the Royal Navy
sometimes called the boating and diving course. It lasts eight weeks and covers specialist maritime skills such as canoeing, diving, boating, underwater navigation
Special_Boat_Service
Trial in Egypt
arrested on May 11, 2001, aboard a floating gay nightclub called the Queen Boat, which was moored on the Nile in Cairo, Egypt. Of fifty-two men arrested
Cairo_52
Form of naval warfare
Commerce raiding is a form of naval warfare used to destroy or disrupt logistics of the enemy on the open sea by attacking its merchant shipping, rather
Commerce_raiding
1918 Royal Navy blockade of the Belgian port of Zeebrugge during WWI
to U-boats increased, finding a way to close the ports became urgent and the Admiralty became more willing to consider a raid. An attempt to raid Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge_Raid
World War II battle on north coast of France
Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid (19 August 1942) was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during
Dieppe_Raid
1943 attack on German dams by Royal Air Force
Operation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambusters Raid, was an attack on German dams carried out on the night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF
Operation_Chastise
1980 American thriller film directed by Michael Ritchie
from the outside world by an uncharted Caribbean island, and who have raided boats to sustain themselves since the 17th century. Blair Maynard is a British-born
The_Island_(1980_film)
Military transport vessel
Craft Rubber Large Rigid Raider Mk 6 Assault Boat Combat Rubber Raiding Craft Goatley boat NARRATIVE ACCOUNT OF 270TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION Period 1
Assault_boat
Inflatable Raiding Craft (IRC) is a series of fast raiding and assault craft in service with the Royal Navy (incl. the Royal Marines and the Special Boat Service)
Inflatable_Raiding_Craft
Incident in Georgia, United States
On September 4, 2025, American law enforcement conducted an immigration raid at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, an electric vehicle (EV) production
2025 Georgia Hyundai plant immigration raid
2025_Georgia_Hyundai_plant_immigration_raid
Engagement in the Russo-Ukrainian war
of the Crimean Peninsula. A raid occurred over the night of 28 February and morning of 29 February 2024. Five assault boats from the 73rd Naval Center
Raids_on_the_Tendra_Spit
Rubberised fabric tactical inflatable boat used by the US Navy
Reconnaissance Craft or the Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC), is a specially-fabricated rubber inflatable boat in widespread use by the U.S. military.
Combat_Rubber_Raiding_Craft
Raids of the Zaporozhian Cossacks on the capital of the Ottoman Empire in 1624
Cossack raids on Istanbul (Ukrainian: Козацькі рейди на Стамбул, Turkish: İstanbul'a Kazak baskınları; 9 July – 8 September 1624) was a raids on the capital
Cossack raids on Istanbul (1624)
Cossack_raids_on_Istanbul_(1624)
Bunker housing U-boats
navy were convinced protection for the expanding U-boat arm was required. A Royal Air Force (RAF) raid on the capital in 1940, the occupation of France
Submarine_pen
1863 military operation during the American Civil War
The Raid on Combahee Ferry (/kəmˈbiː/ kəm-BEE), also known as the Combahee River Raid, was a military operation during the American Civil War conducted
Raid_on_Combahee_Ferry
1944 battle of World War II
The Raid on Santorini took place on 24 April 1944 as part of the Mediterranean Campaign in World War II. It was conducted by the British Special Boat Service
Raid_on_Santorini
Type of military tactics and operational warfare
frequent use of raiding tactics. His first use of raids was during the caravan raids, and his first successful raid was the Nakhla raid. In January 624
Raid_(military)
1940 British raid on Pas-de-Calais department during the German invasion of France
Collar was the first commando raid conducted by the British forces during the Second World War. The location selected for the raid was the Pas-de-Calais department
Operation Collar (commando raid)
Operation_Collar_(commando_raid)
Humanitarian aid convoys to Palestine
subsequently raided by Israeli forces. Since 2010, attempts from the Freedom Flotilla II in 2011, Freedom Flotilla III in 2015, Women's Boat to Gaza in
Gaza_Freedom_Flotilla
Cossacks conducted one of such raids on the capital of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul. 1,000 Don Cossacks on 15 boats set off on a raid towards Istanbul, led by
Cossack raid on Istanbul (1652)
Cossack_raid_on_Istanbul_(1652)
the raid boats was damaged en route to the landing site and could not keep up endangering the raid timetable. A decision was made and the boats returned
Operation_Lark
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540–1596)
jungle-covered mountains to where they had left the raiding boats. When they got to the coast, the boats were gone. Drake and his men, downhearted, exhausted
Francis_Drake
German raid on Granville, France, March 1945
The Granville raid occurred on the night of 8–9 March 1945 when a German raiding force from the Channel Islands landed in France and brought back supplies
Granville_raid
Fast patrol boats used in Vietnam War
PFT noted raids were on Đồng Hới, Yên Phú and Sầm Sơn radar sites, Phuc Loi, and Tiger Island. The PTF raids ended in 1971. The PTF boats were taken
PTF_boat
1759 battle
The St. Francis raid was an attack in the French and Indian War by Robert Rogers on St. Francis, near the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River in
St._Francis_raid
Reprisals for the Crimean–Nogai slave raids (1492–1774)
The Cossack raids were a series of military offensives conducted by the Cossacks (the Zaporozhian Cossacks of southern Ukraine and the Don Cossacks of
Cossack_raids
1919 British raid on the Bolshevik Baltic Fleet
The raid on Kronstadt (also known as Operation RK or the Scooter Raid) was an attack by Royal Navy coastal motor boats (CMBs) and Royal Air Force aircraft
Raid_on_Kronstadt
Raid on the capital of the Ottoman Empire
The Cossack raid on Istanbul led by Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachnyi on the capital of the Ottoman Empire was a part of the Cossack Naval Campaigns. The
Cossack raid on Istanbul (1615)
Cossack_raid_on_Istanbul_(1615)
Municipality in North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Tavastians shout ”Veneet palaa!” (lit. "Boats are burning!") according to local the villagers, set fire to the raiding boats on fire. The coat of arms was designed
Kärsämäki
WWII bombing operation by the Royal Air Force
Augsburg Raid, also referred to as Operation Margin, was an attack by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg (MAN) U-boat engine
Augsburg_raid
World War II Allied raid of Greek island
by two Allied special forces, the British Special Boat Service and the Greek Sacred Band, who raided the German and Italian garrisons at the island of
Raid_on_Symi
The Cossack raid on Sinop was a Cossack attack led by Cossack leader Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny with the goal of plundering a major Ottoman city on
Cossack_raid_on_Sinop
1942 Japanese attack on Australia in WWII
On 19 February 1942, 188 Japanese aircraft, in two separate raids, bombed the Australian town of Darwin, ships in Darwin Harbour and the town's two airfields
Bombing_of_Darwin
Military unit
for further raids in Norway. Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E.A.M Wedderburn No. 14 Commando comprised two troops. No. 1 (Boating) Troop of nine
No._14_(Arctic)_Commando
later. During the early stages of the raid, some bombs fell on the Blohm and Voss shipyard, where three U-boats were destroyed: U-1011 and U-1012 were
Bombing of Hamburg in World War II
Bombing_of_Hamburg_in_World_War_II
Military campaign in the American Civil War
Morgan's Raid (also the Calico Raid or Great Raid of 1863) was a diversionary incursion by Confederate cavalry into the Union states of Indiana, Kentucky
Morgan's_Raid
2010 Israeli military operation against a humanitarian ship convoy
were raided by Israel on 31 May 2010 in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Nine of the flotilla passengers were killed during the raid, with
2010_Gaza_flotilla_raid
1942 Second World War British raid in France
the codename for a failed raid by British Commandos on the coast of occupied France during the Second World War. The raid was undertaken in September
Operation_Aquatint
The Raid on Varna was conducted by the Zaporozhian Cossacks after their raid on Istanbul, on 25 August 1620. On August 9, Cossacks were now fully done
Raid_on_Varna
1667 battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War
The Raid on the Medway, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War between 12 June to 14 June 1667, was a successful attack conducted by the Dutch navy on English
Raid_on_the_Medway
Attempted robbery of diamond exhibition
The Millennium Dome raid was an attempted burglary of the Millennium Dome's diamond exhibition in Greenwich, South East London occurring on 7 November
Millennium_Dome_raid
German navy's fast attack craft of World War II
navalhistory.dk. "Schnellboot E-boat S-130". prinzeugen.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-04-21. "S130". Boating Magazine. 1 July 2020
E-boat
Small boat used by the Royal Marines
The Offshore Raiding Craft (ORC) is a small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols. The ORC is primarily used when undertaking
Offshore_Raiding_Craft
Boat or ship used to catch fish
Fishing Boats of the World 3 Kiefer Press. ISBN 978-1-4437-6711-8. Download PDF (56MB) Vigor, John (2004) The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating: An A-Z
Fishing_vessel
prior to the raid, Trump said that "people will soon be prosecuted for what they did", regarding his failure to win the 2020 election. The raid was criticized
FBI investigation into the 2020 United States presidential election
FBI_investigation_into_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election
Cossack boats were sent. Cossacks landed on the shore and rescued the besieged Cossacks. After these events, Cossacks headed to the Sich. The raid was successful
Cossack raid on Istanbul (1629)
Cossack_raid_on_Istanbul_(1629)
Industrial port in Saint Petersburg, Russia
oil harvesters, water cannon, boat collectors,[clarification needed] boaters,[clarification needed] pilot boats, raid boats,[clarification needed] fireboats
Great Port of Saint Petersburg
Great_Port_of_Saint_Petersburg
The raid on Šolta (Serbo-Croatian: Desantni prepad na Šoltu) was an amphibious raid carried out by the Yugoslav Partisans on 10 May 1944 against the German
Raid_on_Šolta
Naval engagement of the First World World
Raid on Premuda was a naval action of the World War I carried out by the torpedo boats MAS 15 and MAS 21 under the command of section leader Luigi Rizzo
Raid_on_Premuda
1942 raid of Allied shipping by the Imperial Japanese Navy
The Indian Ocean raid (Operation C) the Third Mobile Operation in the Indian Ocean and the Battle of Ceylon in Japanese, was a sortie of the Imperial Japanese
Indian_Ocean_raid
Series of British Commando raids during WW2
Commando raids during the Second World War. The operation was conducted by No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando, No. 12 Commando and the Special Boat Service
Operation Hardtack (commando raid)
Operation_Hardtack_(commando_raid)
Traditional Indonesian canoe
Indonesia. They are naval boat for carrying men on raids for plunder or for slaves. In Maritime Southeast Asia, raiding for slaves was an honourable
Kora_kora
Japanese air attacks on Australia in the Pacific War
the Japanese aircraft. The third raid on Townsville occurred in the early hours of 29 July when a single flying boat again attacked the city, dropping
Japanese air raids on Australia
Japanese_air_raids_on_Australia
2026 Iran war raid
ministry, on 1 May 2026, the six IRGC troops were sent aboard a rented fishing boat to infiltrate the strategically important Bubiyan Island, which is southwest
2026_Bubiyan_Island_raid
World War II US Marines action in the Solomon Islands campaign
The Raid on Choiseul (Operation Blissful) was a small unit engagement that occurred from 28 October to 3 November 1943, during the Solomon Islands campaign
Raid_on_Choiseul
Danish military officer (1920–1945)
in the final weeks of the Italian campaign. Lassen was ordered to lead a raid that would give the impression that a major landing was being undertaken
Anders_Lassen
Italian frogman raid on Allied ships in Algiers harbour in 1942
The Raid on Algiers, known in Italy as Operation N.A. 1 (Italian: Operazione N.A. 1), took place on 11 December 1942, in the Algiers harbour. Italian manned
Raid_on_Algiers
Military raid during the Falklands War
The raid on Pebble Island was a raid by British Special Forces on Pebble Island's airfield during the Falklands War. The raid on Pebble Island took place
Pebble_Island_raid
1814 raid of the War of 1812
The Raid on Madrid was a small raid by Canadian Militia and Royal Marines on the village of Madrid, New York, during the War of 1812. With the withdrawal
Raid_on_Madrid
Damaged German submarine factory
German U-boats during World War II. Built between 1943 and March 1945 using forced labor, the factory sustained damage from air raids before U-boat production
Valentin_submarine_pens
with actual force during the raid likely consisting of 1,000–1,500 raiders and 50–70 boats. The motives behind the raid are unknown. Snorri doesn't mention
Slavic_raid_on_Kungahälla
Boat with a flat bottom
flat-bottomed boats were prepared by the French to ferry their invasion force across the channel and a number were destroyed during the British Raid on Le Havre
Flat-bottomed_boat
Attack by the Imperial German Navy submarine on 16 August 1915
The Raid on Lowca and Parton during the First World War on 16 August 1915 was an attack by the Imperial German Navy submarine U-24 on the Harrington Coke
Raid_on_Lowca_and_Parton
1918 Royal Navy operation to block Ostend Harbour
The Second Ostend Raid (officially known as Operation VS) was the later of two failed attempts made during the spring of 1918 by the United Kingdom's Royal
Second_Ostend_Raid
Military unit
No. 62 Commando or the Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF) was a British Commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. The unit was formed
No._62_Commando
1942 Allied attack on German battleship Tirpitz
on destroying the battleship. Several Royal Air Force (RAF) heavy bomber raids against Tirpitz failed to inflict any damage, and it was decided to use
Operation_Title
Failed U.S. military operation
small North Korean boat that started moving towards them. The unknown boat's lights swept over the water, and a man from the boat "splashed into the sea
2019 SEAL Team Six operation in North Korea
2019_SEAL_Team_Six_operation_in_North_Korea
British raid during American Revolutionary War
Carleton's Raid was a raid led by British Major Christopher Carleton during the American War of Independence. It was launched in the fall 1778 from the
Carleton's_Raid
Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat
the night of 4 March 1942 in a second raid on Pearl Harbor. Since the target lay out of range for the flying boats, this audacious plan involved a refuelling
Kawanishi_H8K
Military raid by American Continental Army forces
The Meigs Raid (also known as the Battle of Sag Harbor) was a military raid by American Continental Army forces, under the command of Connecticut Colonel
Meigs_Raid
Military unit
Warfare Boat Operator (SB). Prospective SWCC sailors go through a special training program at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, where they learn boating and
Special Warfare Combat Crewmen
Special_Warfare_Combat_Crewmen
Slave markets in North Africa
and merchant seamen were captured by Barbary corsairs in slave raids on ships and by raids on coastal towns from Italy to Ireland, coasts of Spain and Portugal
Barbary_slave_trade
Boat used for the support of scuba diving operations
or under way, (also known as live-boating or live-boat diving). There are a range of specialised procedures for boat diving, which include water entry
Dive_boat
Firebombing raid on Tokyo in the Pacific War
firebombing raid on Tokyo, the Japanese capital city. This attack was code-named Operation Meetinghouse by the USAAF and is known as the Tokyo Great Air Raid (東京大空襲
Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945)
Bombing_of_Tokyo_(10_March_1945)
British special operations force during World War II
request from Winston Churchill, for special forces that could carry out raids against German-occupied Europe. Initially drawn from within the British
Commandos_(United_Kingdom)
Vaudreuil's raid, also known as the Battle of Fort William Henry, in March 1757 was a significant winter military operation during the French and Indian
Vaudreuil's_raid
Fishing Boats of the World 3 Kiefer Press. ISBN 978-1-4437-6711-8. Download PDF (56MB) Vigor, John (2004) The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating: An A-Z
Traditional_fishing_boat
American abolitionist (1800–1859)
raid: Watson Brown, son of John Brown, mortally wounded during the raid. John Anthony Copeland Jr. was a free black man who joined John Brown's raid on
John_Brown_(abolitionist)
In 1419, the Kingdom of Norway launched a raid against the Novgorod Republic in the White Sea. The Norwegians entered the sea with 500 men, proceeding
Raid_on_the_White_Sea_(1419)
1812 U.S. raid on Canada in the War of 1812
The Raid on Gananoque was an action conducted by the United States Army on 21 September 1812 against Gananoque, Upper Canada during the War of 1812. The
Raid_on_Gananoque
Attempt to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
Israeli forces boarded the ships in a raid from speedboats and helicopters. Following resistance on one of the boats, nine activists were killed by Israeli
2010_Gaza_Freedom_Flotilla
2024 Israeli airstrikes and raid in Syria
Operation Many Ways (Hebrew: מבצע רבות הדרכים), Israeli special forces raided an underground missile production facility at a branch of Syria's Scientific
2024_Masyaf_raid
Collapsible boat built for military use
Raider Mk 6 Assault Boat Combat Rubber Raiding Craft Ladd, James D. (1983). SBS, the invisible raiders: the history of the Special Boat Squadron from World
Goatley_boat
Israeli Navy ship class
Visakhapatnam on 16 February. Sa'ar 5-class corvette Israeli Sea Corps Tunis Raid Norman Friedman, The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems
Sa'ar 4-class fast attack craft
Sa'ar_4-class_fast_attack_craft
1989 American video game
controls a vehicle, either a boat or spaceship. In these levels, the player collects items, defeats enemies, and avoids obstacles. Raid 2020 was developed and
Raid_2020
1982 video game
River Raid is a 1982 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Activision for the Atari 2600 and designed by Carol Shaw. The player controls a
River_Raid
A military raid is a mission where the main objective is to demoralize, destroy valuable enemy installations, free prisoners, gather intelligence, or capture
List_of_raids
during the first years of the Black Sea campaigns (1941–44) conducted raiding operations along the Western coast of the Black Sea aimed to disrupt Axis
Soviet Navy surface raids in the western Black Sea
Soviet_Navy_surface_raids_in_the_western_Black_Sea
British Army officer
Headquarters. Appleyard took part in many SSRF raids on the coast of occupied France, landing in small boats from motor launches, compelling the Germans
Geoffrey_Appleyard
World War II patrol torpedo boat
A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) is a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II. These vessels were small, fast, and inexpensive
PT_boat
1981 West German war film
After the raid, Werner leaves the U-boat bunker in which he had taken shelter, and finds the captain badly injured by shrapnel, watching his U-boat sink.
Das_Boot
British naval attack on the United States during the War of 1812
a raid to be made against Joynes' post. Scott had scouted the area around the fort before the raid and on 25 June commanded the lead British boat, directed
Raid_on_Chesconessex_Creek
RAID BOATING
RAID BOATING
Male
French
French form of Old High German Gerhard, GÉRARD means "spear strong."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Leader
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Leader
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Read, REID means "red-headed; ruddy complexioned."Â
Boy/Male
Muslim
Support
Male
Hebrew
(רָבִיד) Hebrew name RAVID means "jewelry, ornament."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pure, Clear, Tranquil, Serene
Boy/Male
Muslim
Rich, Wealthy, Chief, Captain
Male
French
French form of Latin Geraldus, GÉRALD means "spear ruler."
Female
French
French surname transferred to forename use, derived from the word emeraude, MÉRAUD means "emerald."
Female
English
Modern English name, either derived from from the vocabulary word, or a revival of the medieval English personal name Rayne, RAIN means "queen." Compare with masculine Rain.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Explorer, Guide, Leader
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Rand(e), a short form of any of the various Germanic compound personal names with the first element rand ‘(shield) rim’, as for example Randolph.English : topographic name for someone who lived on the margin of a settlement or on the bank of a river (from Old English rand ‘rim’, used in a topographical sense), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rand in Lincolnshire and Rand Grange in North Yorkshire.German : from a short form of any of the various compound names formed with rand- ‘rim’. Compare 1.German : topographic name from Middle High German, Middle Low German rand, rant ‘edge’, ‘rim’.
Male
French
French form of German Gairovald, GÉRAUD means "spear ruler."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Satisfied
Boy/Male
Muslim
Blissful, Auspicious, Happy
Boy/Male
Muslim
Leader, Commander
Boy/Male
Muslim
Benefit, Advantage, Gain
Boy/Male
Muslim
Merciful, Gentle
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Raine.German : topographic name from Middle High German rein ‘margin’, ‘boundary’, or a habitational name from a place in Bavaria named with this word.
RAID BOATING
RAID BOATING
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Traditional
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Submission; Prostration
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Lord of Sages; Dweller from Sind
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh, Sindhi, Telugu
One who has Conquered Gods
Boy/Male
Tamil
Manusri | மாஂநà¯à®¸à®°à¯€
Goddess Lakshmi
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Greek Habel, �BEL means "vanity," i.e. "transitory."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Man of honor
Boy/Male
Hindu
Signal, Goal
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil
The Lord Almighty
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Wife of Lord Vishnu
RAID BOATING
RAID BOATING
RAID BOATING
RAID BOATING
RAID BOATING
v. t.
To rail at.
a.
Laid deeply; formed with cunning and sagacity; as, deep-laid plans.
a.
Composed of four strands, and laid right-handed with a heart, or center; -- said of rope. See Illust. under Cordage.
n.
Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox.
a.
Having a left-hand twist; -- said of cordage; as, a water-laid, or left-hand, rope.
n.
A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
v. t.
To bestow in a profuse or abundant manner; as, to rain favors upon a person.
a.
Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession.
v. t.
To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties.
a.
Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.
v. t.
An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid.
n.
Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, rabid virus.
imp., p. p., & a.
Receiving pay; compensated; hired; as, a paid attorney.
n.
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury.
n.
Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist.
a.
Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.
imp. & p. p.
of Rid
v. t.
To pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds.
a.
So tight as to exclude rain; as, a rain-tight roof.