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sortie

noun

1 sortie

A military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position.

synonym: sally.

Roget 716: attack; assault, assault and battery; onset, onslaught, charge.    aggression, offense; incursion, inroad, invasion; irruption; outbreak; estrapade, ... show more

Dutch: uitval

2 sortie

military An operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation).


Moby thesaurus: aggravated assault, aggression, air cover, air raid, air support, amphibious attack, armed assault, assailing, assailment, assault, attack, banzai attack, blitz, blitzkrieg, bombing, breakthrough, charge, counterattack, counteroffensive, coup de main ... show more.

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