1. (

• penetration ,
• incursion

) an attack that penetrates into enemy territory ;

2. (

• penetration ,
• insight ,

) clear or deep perception of a situation ;

3. (

• penetration ,

) the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" ;

4. (

• penetration ,

) the ability to make way into or through something; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries" ;

5. (

• penetration

) the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target) ;

6. (

• penetration ,

) the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman ;