sortie

sor·tie  (sôrt, sôr-t)

n.

1. An armed attack, especially one made from a place surrounded by enemy forces.

2. A flight of a combat aircraft on a mission.

intr.v. sor·tied, sor·tie·ing, sor·ties

To go on a sortie.

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[French, from feminine past participle of sortir, to go out, from Old French.]

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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

vb -ties, -tieing, -tied

(Military) (intr) to make a sortie

[from French: a going out, from sortir to go out]

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In air operations, an operational flight by one aircraft.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sortie - a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position sally military action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	sortie - (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation) flying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

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sortie

noun

1. outing, trip, expedition, excursion, jaunt, spin (informal), awayday, pleasure trip From here we plan several sorties into the countryside.

2. raid, operation, mission, flight They flew 2,700 sorties in a day and didn't lose a single plane.

Translations

sortie [ˈsɔːtɪ] N (Aer, Mil) → salida f
to make a sortie → hacer una salida
a sortie into town → una escapada a la ciudad

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sortie [ˈsɔː^rtiː] n

(MILITARY) → sortie f

(= foray) → sortie f
sorting office n → centre m de tri
sort-out [ˈsɔː^rtaʊt] n
to have a sort-out → faire du rangement

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sortie

n (Mil) → Ausfall m; (Aviat) → (Einzel)einsatz m, → Feindflug m; a sortie into town/banking → ein Ausflug or Abstecher m → in die Stadt/ins Bankwesen

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sortie [ˈsɔːtɪ] n (Aer, Mil) → sortita

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sortie

n sortie [ˈsoːti]

1 a sudden raid or attacking mission. aanval هَجْمَةٌ مُفاجِئَه вилазка výpad udfald; raid der Ausfall εξόρμηση escapada (äkk)rünnak حمله ي ناگهاني rynnäkkö sortie הַתקָפָה धावा, झपट provala, juriš bevetés misi serangan skyndileg árás sortita 出撃 (포위당한 군대의) 돌격 antpuolis uzbrukums serangan uitval tokt wypad sortida misiune вылазка výpad napad borbeni let utfall, utbrytningsförsök การโจมตีเข้าไปในเขตศัตรู saldırı 突擊 вилазка ہلّہ، دھاوا sự xông ra phá vây 突击

2 a short trip or expedition. uitval رِحْلَةٌ أو حَمْلَةٌ قَصيرَه кратка експедиция výlet udflugt; tur der Einsatz εκδρομή salida, escapada (lühi)reis گشت reissu sortie יְצִיאָה उड़ान kratki izlet „bevetés” ekspedisi stutt ferðalag/leiðangur viaggetto 小旅行 짧은 여행 išvyka izbraukums keluar uitstapje kort reise, tokt wypad sortida raid вылазка výlet izlet ekspedicija flygning, uppstigning การเตรียมพร้อม kısa gezi 短途旅行 виліт اچانک مہم یا حملہ chuyến đi xa nhà ngắn ngày 短途旅行