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   sortie

   /ˈsɔːti/

   noun

   • 1. an attack made by troops coming out from a position of defence. Similar foraysallychargeoffensiveattackraidthrustdriveassaultonsetinroadonslaughtrushonrushblitzkriegrazzia
   • ▪ an operational flight by a single military aircraft. Similar raidflightoperational flightmissionoperation
   • ▪ a short trip or journey: "an early-morning sortie into the garden of our hotel"
   • ▪ an attempt to participate in a new activity or sphere: "this latest book is the author's first sortie into non-fiction"

   verb

   • 1. come out from a defensive position to make an attack: "we'll soon know if they sortie"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from French, feminine past participle of sortir ‘go out’.

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   How to use sortie in a sentence. a sudden issuing of troops from a defensive position against the enemy; one mission or attack by a single plane; foray, raid… See the full definition

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   4 meanings: 1. a. (of troops, etc) the act of emerging from a contained or besieged position b. the troops doing this 2. an.... Click for more definitions.

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   Sortie is a noun that means a short, quick attack by a military force, a short journey to somewhere new, or an attempt to do something. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and related words with examples from the Hansard archive.

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   A fighter pilot's sortie might involve a mission to drop a bomb on a target and return to base. ... Spanish-English dictionary, translator, and learning.

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   Learn the meaning of sortie, a French word that can be a noun or a verb, and its synonyms, sentences, and origin. A sortie is a sudden rushing forth, a raid, or a mission by a single military plane.

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   sortie into something an effort that you make to do or join something new synonym foray His first sortie into politics was unsuccessful. Word Origin late 18th cent.: from French, feminine past participle of sortir ‘go out’.

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   What is the meaning of sortie?

   • a flight that is made by an aircraft during military operations; an attack made by soldiers synonym raid They had made several sorties against enemy troops. He led his platoon in a sortie against the enemy. Want to learn more? a short trip away from your home or the place where you are synonym foray I went on a shopping sortie with my mother.

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   What is a military sortie?

   • A sortie is a brief trip away from your home base, especially a trip to an unfamiliar place. From here we plan several sorties into the countryside on foot. ...little sorties into antique shops. If a military force makes a sortie, it leaves its own position and goes briefly into enemy territory to make an attack.

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   What does sortie F mean?

   • sortie f (plural sorties) The meaning "end, release" is used of things such as school, theater etc. where a literal "exit" also occurs. sortie f sg “ sortie ”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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   What is a fighter pilot's sortie?

   • A fighter pilot's sortie might involve a mission to drop a bomb on a target and return to base. When a fighting unit is deployed, heading out on a military mission, you can describe it as a sortie. A sortie might involve troops moving across a field toward their enemy, or a tank advancing on a city held by rebels.

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   What happens if a military force makes a sortie?

   • If a military force makes a sortie, it leaves its own position and goes briefly into enemy territory to make an attack. His men made a sortie to Guazatan and took a prisoner. They flew 2,700 sorties in a day and didn't lose a single plane. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does the noun sortie mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sortie, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. sortie has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. hats (late 1600s) military (late 1700s) fortification (1840s) air force (1910s ...