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(sɔːʳti)

Word forms: plural sorties

1. countable noun

A sortie is a brief trip away from your home base, especially a trip to an unfamiliar place.

[formal]

From here we plan several sorties into the countryside on foot.

...little sorties into antique shops.

Synonyms: outing, trip, expedition, excursion More Synonyms of sortie

2. countable noun

If a military force makes a sortie, it leaves its own position and goes briefly into enemy territory to make an attack.

[formal]

His men made a sortie to Guazatan and took a prisoner.

They flew 2,700 sorties in a day and didn't lose a single plane.

Synonyms: raid, operation, mission, flight More Synonyms of sortie

sortie in British English

(ˈsɔːtɪ)

noun

(of troops, etc) the act of emerging from a contained or besieged position

the troops doing this

an operational flight made by one aircraft

a short or relatively short return trip

verbWord forms: -ties, -tieing or -tied

4. (intransitive)

to make a sortie

Word origin

C17: from French: a going out, from sortir to go out

sortie in American English

(ˈsɔrti; sɔrˈti)

noun

a sudden rushing forth; sally; specif., a quick raid on besiegers by those besieged

the forces making such a raid

one mission by a single military plane

Word origin

Fr < sortir, to issue, go out < VL *sortire, prob. < L sortitus, chosen, selected by lot, pp. of sortiri < sors: see sort

Examples of 'sortie' in a sentence
sortie

The pilot had flown three sorties already that day.So many had gone up on the last sortie of the day and not returned.Due to her increased size she is able to launch 72 flight sorties a day.Each helicopter could fly 5-10 sorties per day.American aircraft mounted an average of two sorties a day apiece, for a cumulative daily total of more than 2,000.

1 (noun) in the sense of outing

Definition

a short or relatively short return trip

From here we plan several sorties into the countryside.

Synonyms

outing

families on a Sunday afternoon outing

trip

On the Thursday we went out on a day trip.

expedition

We went on a shopping expedition.

excursion

We also recommend a full day excursion to the Upper Douro.

jaunt

I decided to take a jaunt down to Long Beach.

spin (informal)

awayday

pleasure trip

2 (noun) in the sense of raid

Definition

(of troops) a raid into enemy territory

They flew 2,700 sorties in a day and didn't lose a single plane.

Synonyms

raid

The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp.

operation

mission

a bomber that crashed during a training mission

flight

Seeouting

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sortie

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in the sense of mission

Definition

the dispatch of aircraft or spacecraft to achieve a particular task

a bomber that crashed during a training mission

Synonyms

sortie,

operation,

raid

in the sense of trip

Definition

a journey to a place and back, esp. for pleasure

On the Thursday we went out on a day trip.

Synonyms

journey,

outing,

excursion,

day out,

run,

drive,

travel,

tour,

spin (informal),

expedition,

voyage,

ramble,

foray,

jaunt,

errand,

junket (informal),

awayday

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释义	Trends of sortie View usage for: sortie (sɔːʳti) Word forms: plural sorties 1. countable noun A sortie is a brief trip away from your home base, especially a trip to an unfamiliar place. [formal] From here we plan several sorties into the countryside on foot. ...little sorties into antique shops. Synonyms: outing, trip, expedition, excursion More Synonyms of sortie 2. countable noun If a military force makes a sortie, it leaves its own position and goes briefly into enemy territory to make an attack. [formal] His men made a sortie to Guazatan and took a prisoner. They flew 2,700 sorties in a day and didn't lose a single plane. Synonyms: raid, operation, mission, flight More Synonyms of sortie sortie in British English (ˈsɔːtɪ) noun 1. a. (of troops, etc) the act of emerging from a contained or besieged position b. the troops doing this 2. an operational flight made by one aircraft 3. a short or relatively short return trip verbWord forms: -ties, -tieing or -tied 4. (intransitive) to make a sortie Word origin C17: from French: a going out, from sortir to go out sortie in American English (ˈsɔrti; sɔrˈti) noun 1. a. a sudden rushing forth; sally; specif., a quick raid on besiegers by those besieged b. the forces making such a raid 2. one mission by a single military plane Word origin Fr < sortir, to issue, go out < VL sortire, prob. < L sortitus, chosen, selected by lot, pp. of sortiri < sors: see sort Examples of 'sortie' in a sentence sortie The pilot had flown three sorties already that day. Times, Sunday Times (2015) So many had gone up on the last sortie of the day and not returned. Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003) Due to her increased size she is able to launch 72 flight sorties a day. The Sun (2014) Each helicopter could fly 5-10 sorties per day. Mcinnes, Colin & Sheffield G.D (eds.) Warfare in the Twentieth Century (1988) American aircraft mounted an average of two sorties a day apiece, for a cumulative daily total of more than 2,000. Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007) 1 (noun) in the sense of outing Definition a short or relatively short return trip From here we plan several sorties into the countryside. Synonyms outing families on a Sunday afternoon outing trip On the Thursday we went out on a day trip. expedition We went on a shopping expedition. excursion We also recommend a full day excursion to the Upper Douro. jaunt I decided to take a jaunt down to Long Beach. spin (informal) awayday pleasure trip 2 (noun) in the sense of raid Definition (of troops) a raid into enemy territory They flew 2,700 sorties in a day and didn't lose a single plane. Synonyms raid The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp. operation mission a bomber that crashed during a training mission flight Seeouting Nearby words of sortie sort someone out sort something out sort something out from something sortie sought-after soul soul-destroying Synonyms of 'sortie' sortie Explore 'sortie' in the dictionary* Additional synonyms in the sense of mission Definition the dispatch of aircraft or spacecraft to achieve a particular task a bomber that crashed during a training mission Synonyms sortie, operation, raid in the sense of trip Definition a journey to a place and back, esp. for pleasure On the Thursday we went out on a day trip. Synonyms journey, outing, excursion, day out, run, drive, travel, tour, spin (informal), expedition, voyage, ramble, foray, jaunt, errand, junket (informal), awayday
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