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• n  an encroachment or intrusion
  they made inroads in the United States market
• n  an invasion or hostile attack

• In 1989, AIDS made a new inroad into the mainland, penetrating China around the Burmese border.
• Says Dry Dock Chairman Robert Steele: "We're new to the checking-account business, and we hope to make a major inroad against commercial banks.
• In 1989, AIDS made a new inroad into the mainland, penetrating China around the Burmese border.

News & Articles

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• It’s Official: Legendary Partners With NBCU In 5-Year Deal Starting In 2014
  The worst-kept secret in town is a five-year deal that includes access to NBCUniversal ‘s theme park business, something former partner Warner Bros could not provide, as well as to parent Comcast’s “Symphony” initiative that will give its projects promotional support across all of the company’s divisions. And Universal will have an inroad to China thanks to Legendary ‘s recent deal with China ...
  July 10, 2013 - Deadline Hollywood

Quotes

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• Alan Greenspan in Business Media Institute
  There is no effective way to meaningfully reduce emissions without negatively impacting a large part of an economy,Greenspan wrote. "Net, it is a tax. If the cap is low enough to make a meaningful inroad into CO 2 emissions, permits will...
• Ryan Sidebottom in ic Wales
  It's not an easy pitch but you have to keep plugging away,said Sidebottom. "As Sri Lanka showed, if you can get an early inroad you can maybe get two or three."
• Louise Charron in Canada.com
  This result would constitute a serious inroad on Parliament's policy choice to maintain the rule against spousal incompetency,wrote Charron.