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Meaning of sortie

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sortie

Pronunciation:/sɔˈti//sɔɹˈti/

noun

Definitions

  1. An attack made by troops from a besieged position.

  2. An operational flight carried out by a single military aircraft.

    Example: Russia said it carried out 55 sorties in the last 24 hours.

  3. An attacking move

verb

Definitions

  1. To sally.