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- DictionarySort·ie/ˈsôrdē/
noun
- 1. an attack made by troops coming out from a position of defense.
verb
- 1. come out from a defensive position to make an attack: "we'll soon know if they sortie"
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Airforce, Army sor‧tie1 /ˈsɔːti $ ˈsɔːrti/ noun [ countable] 1 a short flight made by a plane over enemy land, in order to bomb a city, military defences etc The US and its allies carried out 44,000 sorties during this period. 2 a short trip, especially to an unfamiliar ...
Apr 4, 2024 · An act of trying to enter a new field of activity. ( sports) An attacking move . Kai Johansen made a sortie down the right and, running out of ideas, tried a shot from more than 20 yards. ( astronautics) An operational flight carried out by a spacecraft involving a return to Earth.
Sortie Definition. A sudden rushing forth; sally; specif., a quick raid on besiegers by those besieged. An armed attack, especially one made from a place surrounded by enemy forces. The forces making such a raid. One mission by a single military plane.
sortie /ˈsɔːtɪ/ n. (of troops, etc) the act of emerging from a contained or besieged position. the troops doing this. an operational flight made by one aircraft. a short or relatively short return trip. vb ( -ties, -tieing, -tied) ( intransitive) to make a sortie.
Apr 25, 2024 · sortie in American English. (ˈsɔrti) (verb -tied, -tieing) noun. 1. a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers. 2. a body of troops involved in such a movement. 3. the flying of an airplane on a combat mission.
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.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
noun. [ feminine ] / sɔʀti/ Add to word list. (passage) endroit par où l’on sort. exit. Je cherche la sortie. I’m looking for the exit. sortie de secours emergency exit. La sortie est au fond de la salle. (départ) action de quitter un lieu. leaving. à sa sortie de l’hôpital when she left the hospital. J’allais le chercher à la sortie de l’école.
