Rand vs Raid - What's the difference?
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(obsolete except in dialects) the border of an area of land, especially marsh-land
(obsolete except in dialects) a strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
a strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe
(basket-making) a single rod woven in and out of the stakes
a rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.
A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
* Sir Walter Scott
* H. Spenser
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.
* {{quote-news
, year=2004
, date=April 15
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, title=Morning swoop in hunt for Jodi's killer
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(online gaming) A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
(sports) An attacking movement.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 20
, author=Jamie Lillywhite
, title=Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan
, work=BBC Sport
To engage in a raid.
To steal from; pillage
To lure from another; to entice away from
To indulge oneself by taking from
As an initialism rand
is (legal) reasonable and nondiscriminatory; a standard used with respect to licensing.As an acronym raid is
(computing) a redundant array of inexpensive disks, or, less frequently restated as a redundant array of independent disks.rand
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).Noun
(en noun)- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) rand, from (etyl) rand'', from Germanic ''*randaz.'' Compare Etymology 1, and ''Rand .Noun
(en-noun)See also
*Etymology 3
See rant.Anagrams
* * * ----raid
English
Noun
(en noun)- Marauding chief! his sole delight / The moonlight raid , the morning fight.
- There are permanent conquests, temporary occupation, and occasional raids .
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citation, page= , passage=The athletic Walker, one of Tottenham's more effective attacking elements with his raids from right-back, made a timely intervention after Rose had been dispossessed and even Aaron Lennon was needed to provide an interception in the danger zone to foil another attempt by the Russians.}}