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SORTIE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sortie" is a kind of...):
flight; flying (an instance of traveling by air)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
Synonyms:
sally; sortie
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sortie" is a kind of...):
action; military action (a military engagement)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
