1.an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
2.clear or deep perception of a situation
3.the act of entering into or through something;
the penetration of upper management by women
4.the ability to make way into or through something;
the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries
5.the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
6.the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman