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Definition of Sortie
1. Noun. A military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position.
Exact synonyms: Sally
Generic synonyms: Action, Military Action
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Action, Military Action
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
2. Noun. (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation).
Generic synonyms: Flight, Flying
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Definition of Sortie
1. n. The sudden issuing of a body of troops, usually small, from a besieged place to attack or harass the besiegers; a sally.
Definition of Sortie
1. Noun. (military) An offensive military mission. Used originally to mean an attack from a fortress, but most commonly used today to describe a single mission by a military aircraft. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To sally. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sortie
1. to attack suddenly from a defensive position [v -TIED, -TIEING, -TIES]