irruption

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Circumstances which preceded the Second Irruption of the Buccaneers into the South Sea.

From History of the Buccaneers of America by Burney, James

Irruption, ir-rup′shun, n. a breaking or bursting in: a sudden invasion or incursion.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

The most verdant and fragrant Meadows may, from the too frequent Irruption of muddy Waters, degenerate into noxious Marshes, if some Care was not taken to divert those impure Gushings into their proper Channels.

From An Essay on the Antient and Modern State of Ireland by Brooke, Henry

Circumstances which preceded the Second Irruption of the Buccaneers into the South Sea.

From History of the Buccaneers of America by Burney, James

These monumental remains are not, as thou mayest suppose, the Ruins of Time, But were destroyed in an Irruption of the Goths So late in the Christian era as 1789.

From In Search of Gravestones Old and Curious by Vincent, W.T. (William Thomas)