Noun: foray 'for,ey or 'fór,ey [N. Amer], 'fó,rey [Brit]
- A sudden short attack
"The bandits' foray on the village was swift and destructive";
- raid, maraud
- An initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
"scientists' forays into politics"
- Briefly enter enemy territory
"The soldiers forayed into the neighbouring country"
- Steal goods; take as spoils
"Vikings forayed into the towns";
- plunder, despoil, loot, reave [archaic], strip, rifle, ransack, pillage
Derived forms: forayed, forays, foraying
Type of: attempt, effort, endeavor [US], endeavour [Brit, Cdn], incursion, penetrate, penetration, pierce, take, try
Encyclopedia: Foray