(~s)
1.
A ~ is a brief trip away from your home base, especially a trip to an unfamiliar place. (FORMAL)
From here we plan several ~s into the countryside on foot.
= foray
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2.
If a military force makes a ~, it leaves its own position and goes briefly into enemy territory to make an attack. (FORMAL)
His men made a ~ to Guazatan and took a prisoner...
= raid
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