Inroad
noun
A sudden attack into enemy territory, causing damage or advancement.
The army made significant inroads into enemy territory last night.
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- make inroads
- significant inroads
noun
Progress; the act of advancing or making improvements.
We are making inroads in the field of cancer research.
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- make inroads
- substantial inroads
noun
A reduction or decrease in something.
The new policies have made sizable inroads into the national debt.
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- make inroads
- major inroads
noun
A sudden attack into enemy territory, causing damage or advancement.
The army made significant inroads into enemy territory last night.
Often appears as...
- make inroads
- significant inroads
noun
Progress; the act of advancing or making improvements.
We are making inroads in the field of cancer research.
Often appears as...
- make inroads
- substantial inroads
noun
A reduction or decrease in something.
The new policies have made sizable inroads into the national debt.
Often appears as...
- make inroads
- major inroads
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Military Context
Often used to describe military advances into an enemy's area.
The battalion's inroad caught the opposition off-guard.
Pro Tip 2/2Sudden Action
Implies a swift and unexpected movement or action.
Their inroad into the market disrupted established companies.
Pro Tip 1/2Military Context
Often used to describe military advances into an enemy's area.
The battalion's inroad caught the opposition off-guard.
Pro Tip 2/2Sudden Action
Implies a swift and unexpected movement or action.
Their inroad into the market disrupted established companies.
Pro Tip 1/2Military Context
Often used to describe military advances into an enemy's area.
The battalion's inroad caught the opposition off-guard.
Pro Tip 2/2Sudden Action
Implies a swift and unexpected movement or action.
Their inroad into the market disrupted established companies.
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Bjorn Lomborg: Global...
Not just malnutrition in general, but there's a very cheap way of dealing with malnutrition, namely, the lack of micronutrients. Basically, about half of the world's population is lacking in iron, zinc, iodine and vitamin A. If we invest about 12 billion dollars, we could make a severe inroad into that problem.
Video examples
Bjorn Lomborg: Global...
Not just malnutrition in general, but there's a very cheap way of dealing with malnutrition, namely, the lack of micronutrients. Basically, about half of the world's population is lacking in iron, zinc, iodine and vitamin A. If we invest about 12 billion dollars, we could make a severe inroad into that problem.
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Quote examples
S. S. Rajamouli
Indian Director
If someone makes an inroad into a new territory, a new market, people will follow their success. That way, I think we will be getting more pan-India films and not restricted to a region or a language. More and more films will come out on a bigger budget, on a larger-than-life scale.
Quote examples
S. S. Rajamouli
Indian Director
If someone makes an inroad into a new territory, a new market, people will follow their success. That way, I think we will be getting more pan-India films and not restricted to a region or a language. More and more films will come out on a bigger budget, on a larger-than-life scale.
Example 1 of 1
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