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| sor·tie [ sáwrtee ] |
noun (plural sor·ties) |
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1. attack on enemy: an attack made by a small military force into enemy territory
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2. aircraft mission: a mission flown by a combat aircraft
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3. short trip: a brief trip away from home, especially to an unfamiliar place
(
humorous
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4. people on sortie: the personnel engaged in a military sortie
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intransitive verb (past and past participle sor·tied, present participle sor·tie·ing, 3rd person present singular sor·ties) |
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military make sortie: to make a sortie against an enemy position
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| [Late 17th century. < French, past participle of sortir "go out"] |
