ə̇n.ˈträdə, en.- noun
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Etymology: Spanish, literally, entry, entrance, from feminine of entrado (past participle of entrar to enter), from Latin intratus, past participle of intrare to enter — more at enter
: an expedition or journey into unexplored territory
before beginning the long entrada , the trappers killed three deer — R.G.Cleland
especially : a Spanish exploring or conquering expedition in America
through the many entradas and colonization attempts, to the final conquest after the great Maya revolt — Science
nothing was left except the deeply engraved routes of their remarkable entradas — Frank Waters