About The Word Sortie
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Sortie
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What's The Definition Of Sortie?
[n] an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
[n] a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position Synonyms | Synonyms for Sortie: sally Related Terms | Find terms related to Sortie: See Also | action | flight | flying | military action Sortie In Webster's Dictionary \Sor"tie\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. sortir to go out, to
issue, probably fr. L. sortus, for surrectus, p. p. of
surgere to raise up, to rise up. See {Source}.] (Mil.)
The sudden issuing of a body of troops, usually small, from a
besieged place to attack or harass the besiegers; a sally.
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