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sortie

UK /ˈsɔːti/US /ˈsɔɹti/

noun 8
verb 1
forms 4
phrases 1

noun8

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[before a noun] An operational flight carried out by a single military aircraft.
- They are vastly outnumbered: Russia is believed to fly some 200 sorties per day while Ukraine flies five to 10. — 2022
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An act of venturing out to do a task, etc.
- Finally, the astronauts will descend to the lunar surface. After their sortie on the moon, they'll return to the orbital station. — 2019
An operational flight carried out by a spacecraft involving a return to Earth.
(figurative) An act of trying to enter a new field of activity.
[before a noun] An attack made by troops from a besieged position; a sally.
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(figurative) An attacking move.
- Kai Johansen made a sortie down the right and, running out of ideas, tried a shot from more than 20 yards. — 1998
A series of aerial photographs taken during the flight of an aircraft; (by extension) a photography session.
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Synonym of sally port (“an entry to or opening into a fortification to enable a sally”).
- [I]t was all encompassed by the palisades and breastworks, to which were but three sorties, whence the defenders might sally, or through which at need the vanguard might secure a retreat. — 1848

verb1

To carry out a sortie; to sally.

forms

sortied · sortieing · sortying · sorties

Phrases with sortie

sortie out
To be deployed.

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