raid
n. countablen. a sudden, surprise attack by police or soldiers to catch someone or find something. It can also mean a quick trip to a place to grab what you need, like a late-night raid on the kitchen.
n. a sudden, surprise attack by an armed force or law enforcement agency, typically aimed at capturing a specific target or seizing evidence. In computing, it refers to a method of storing data across multiple hard drives to improve performance or reliability.
The police conducted a surprise raid on the warehouse early this morning.
During the dawn raid, investigators seized several computers and boxes of financial documents to use as evidence in the fraud case.
The historical archives detail a daring naval raid that successfully disabled the enemy's coastal defenses, allowing the main fleet to pass through the strait safely under the cover of darkness.
Often takes the preposition 'on' to indicate the target of the action.
The police made a raid to the houseThe police made a raid on the houseThe noun raid is followed by the preposition 'on' when identifying the target, not 'to'.