excursiō ōnis, f
1 CEL-, a running out, running forth . (oratoris) moderata eaque rara, i. e. a stepping forwards. — A sally, excursion, inroad, invasion, expedition : equitatūs: ex oppido, Cs.: finīs ab excursionibus tueri: oram infestam excursionibus facere, L.—Fig., an outset, opening : prima orationis.