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Meaning
Noun
●
In Military:
An
attack
made by
troops
from a
besieged
position
; a sally.
●
In Aviation & Military:
An
operational
flight
carried out
by a
single
military
aircraft.
●
An
act
of
venturing
out to
do a
task
, etc.
●
An
act
of
trying
to
enter
a new
field
of
act
ivity.
●
In Sports:
An
attacking
move.
●
In Astronautics:
An
operational
flight
carried out
by a
spacecraft
involving
a
return
to Earth.
●
In Military:
Synonym of
sally port
(“an
entry
to or
opening
into a
fortification
to
enable
a
sally
”)
●
In Photography:
A
series
of
aerial photographs
taken
during the
flight
of an
aircraft
; (
by extension
) a
photography
session.
Verb
●
To
carry out
a
sortie
; to sally.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
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Origin
sortie
English
sortie
French
Sourced from
Etym
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