Rāid, n.

n. [Written also rade, A-S. râd, a riding, traveling on horseback, from ridan, to ride; Icel. reid, Dan. & D. rid, Sw. ridt, Ger. ritt.] A hostile or predatory incursion; especially, an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force.

Marauding chief! his sole delight The moonlight raid, the morning fight. W. Scott.

☞ A Scottish word, which within a few years has come to be much used in the United States.