sortie
[ sawr-tee ]
/ ˈsɔr ti /
noun
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
a body of troops involved in such a movement.
the flying of an airplane on a combat mission.
verb (used without object), sor·tied, sor·tie·ing.
to go on a sortie; sally forth.
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Origin of sortie
1680–90; <French, noun use of feminine past participle of sortir to go out
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sortie
/ (ˈsɔːtɪ) /
noun
- (of troops, etc) the act of emerging from a contained or besieged position
- the troops doing this
an operational flight made by one aircraft
a short or relatively short return trip
verb -ties, -tieing or -tied
(intr) to make a sortie
Word Origin for sortie
C17: from French: a going out, from sortir to go out
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