sortie

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see also: Sortie

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɔ.ti/, /sɔˈti/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈsɔɹ.ti/, /sɔɹˈti/

Noun

sortie (plural sorties)

1. (military) An attack made by troops from a besieged position.
2. (military) An operational flight carried out by a single military aircraft.

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

   • 2019, Jeff Foust, “NASA’s Lunar Space Station Is a Great/Terrible Idea,” IEEE Spectrum:

     Finally, the astronauts will descend to the lunar surface. After their sortie on the moon, they’ll return to the orbital station

3. (figurative, sports) An attacking move

Translations

• Russian: боевой

Verb

sortie (sorties, present participle sortying; past and past participle sortied)

1. (transitive) To sally.

Synonyms

• (an offensive military mission) scramble

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Sortie

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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