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- Dictionarysortie/ˈsɔːti/
noun
- 1. an attack made by troops coming out from a position of defence. Similar
verb
- 1. come out from a defensive position to make an attack: "we'll soon know if they sortie"
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1. : a sudden issuing of troops from a defensive position against the enemy. 2. : one mission or attack by a single plane. 3. a. : foray, raid. b. : excursion, expedition. diving sorties. sortie intransitive verb. sortied; sortieing. Synonyms. excursion. jaunt. junket. outing. ramble. sally. sashay.
a short journey to somewhere you have not been before, often with a particular purpose: It was our first sortie into the shopping centre. an attempt to do something: This is the acclaimed historian John Taylor's first sortie into fiction. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attacking & invading. advance guard. aggressor. ambush.
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. sortie. / ˈsɔːtɪ / noun.
When a group of soldiers is sent on a specific mission, it's called a 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.
1. countable noun. A sortie is a brief trip away from your home base, especially a trip to an unfamiliar place. [formal] From here we plan several sorties into the countryside on foot. ...little sorties into antique shops. Synonyms: outing, trip, expedition, excursion More Synonyms of sortie. 2. countable noun.
sortie. ( ˈsɔːtɪ) n. 1. (Military) a. (of troops, etc) the act of emerging from a contained or besieged position. b. the troops doing this. 2. (Military) an operational flight made by one aircraft. 3. a short or relatively short return trip. vb, -ties, -tieing or -tied. (Military) ( intr) to make a sortie.
sortie into something an effort that you make to do or join something new synonym foray. His first sortie into politics was unsuccessful. Definition of sortie noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A sortie is a brief trip away from your home base, especially a trip to an unfamiliar place. [formal] [...] 2. If a military force makes a sortie, it leaves its own position and goes briefly into enemy territory to make an attack. [formal] [...] More.
Sortie definition: An armed attack, especially one made from a place surrounded by enemy forces.
Jun 2, 2024 · An act of trying to enter a new field of activity. ( sports) An attacking move . 1998, David Potter, Tom Campbell, Jock Stein: The Celtic Years [5], Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, published 2005, →ISBN: Kai Johansen made a sortie down the right and, running out of ideas, tried a shot from more than 20 yards.
