1raid 
/ˈreɪd/ noun
plural raids /ˈreɪd/ noun [count] 1 : a surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers or other military forces
▪ They launched/mounted a raid against the enemy. ▪ The building was destroyed in a bombing raid. [=a surprise attack in which bombs are used] — see also air raid 2 : an occurrence in which police suddenly enter a place in a forceful way to find criminals, illegal drugs, etc.
▪ Weapons were also seized during the drug raid. ▪ They caught five smugglers in the raid. 3 chiefly Brit : an act of going into a place (such as a bank) in order to steal something : heist
▪ a bank raid
▪ They launched/mounted a raid against the enemy. ▪ The building was destroyed in a bombing raid. [=a surprise attack in which bombs are used] — see also air raid
▪ Weapons were also seized during the drug raid. ▪ They caught five smugglers in the raid.
▪ a bank raid
