Sortie

Quick meaning: Sortie is a noun meaning An attack made by troops from a besieged position; a sally.

Meaning

An attack made by troops from a besieged position; a sally.

More Meanings

1. An operational flight carried out by a single military aircraft.
2. An act of venturing out to do a task, etc.
3. An act of trying to enter a new field of activity.
4. An attacking move.
5. An operational flight carried out by a spacecraft involving a return to Earth.
6. Synonym of sally port (“an entry to or opening into a fortification to enable a sally”).
7. A series of aerial photographs taken during the flight of an aircraft; (by extension) a photography session.

Example Sentences

Kai Johansen made a sortie down the right and, running out of ideas, tried a shot from more than 20 yards.

They are vastly outnumbered: Russia is believed to fly some 200 sorties per day while Ukraine flies five to 10.

Finally, the astronauts will descend to the lunar surface. After their sortie on the moon, they'll return to the orbital station.

[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.

Word Forms

• sorties
• sortieing
• sortied

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