Raia
(||Ra"ia) n. [L., a ray. Cf. Ray the fish.] (Zoöl.) A genus of rays which includes the skates. See
Skate.
Raiæ
(||Ra"iæ) n. pl. [NL. See Raia.] (Zoöl.) The order of elasmobranch fishes which includes the sawfishes,
skates, and rays; — called also Rajæ, and Rajii.
Raid
(Raid) n. [Icel. reið a riding, raid; akin to E. road. See Road a way.]
1. A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion
by a cavalry force; a foray.
Marauding chief! his sole delight
The moonlight raid, the morning fight.
Sir W. Scott.
There are permanent conquests, temporary occupations, and occasional raids.
H. Spenser. A Scottish word which came into common use in the United States during the Civil War, and was soon
extended in its application.
2. 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. [Colloq. U. S.]
Raid
(Raid), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raided; p. pr. & vb. n. Raiding.] To make a raid upon or into; as,
two regiments raided the border counties.