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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.

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

sortie
Noun
1. a short or relatively short return trip
2. (of troops) a raid into enemy territory
3. an operational flight made by a military aircraft
Verb
[-tieing, -tied]
to make a sortie [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sortiesortie - a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
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"

In air operations, an operational flight by one aircraft.
Translations

sortie [ˈsɔːtɪ] nsalida
sortie [ˈsɔːtɪ] nsortie f
sortie [ˈsɔːtɪ] n (Mil) → Ausfall m (fig); Ausflug m
sortie [ˈsɔːtɪ] nsortita

sortie
n sortie [ˈsoːti]
1 a sudden raid or attacking mission. aanvalهَجْمَةٌ مُفاجِئَهвилазкаvýpadudfald; raidder Ausfallεξόρμησηescapada(äkk)rünnakحمله ي ناگهانيrynnäkkösortieהַתקָפָהधावा, झपटprovala, jurišbevetésmisi seranganskyndileg árássortita出撃기습, 출격antpuolisuzbrukumsseranganuitvaltoktwypadsortidamisiuneвылазкаvýpadnapadborbeni letutfall, utbrytningsförsökการโจมตีเข้าไปในเขตศัตรูsaldırı突擊вилазкаہلّہ، دھاواsự xông ra phá vây
2 a short trip or expedition. uitvalرِحْلَةٌ أو حَمْلَةٌ قَصيرَهкратка експедицияvýletudflugt; turder Einsatzεκδρομήsalida, escapada(lühi)reisگشتreissusortieיְצִיאָהउड़ानkratki izlet„bevetés”ekspedisistutt ferðalag/leiðangurviaggetto小旅行단기 여행išvykaizbraukumskeluaruitstapjekort reise, toktwypadsortidaraidвылазкаvýletizletekspedicijaflygning, uppstigningการเตรียมพร้อมkısa gezi短途旅行вилітاچانک مہم یا حملہchuyến đi xa nhà ngắn ngày

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