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sor·tie

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–noun

1.	a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.

2.	a body of troops involved in such a movement.

3.	the flying of an airplane on a combat mission.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to go on a sortie; sally forth.

[Origin: 1680–90; < F, n. use of fem. ptp. of sortir to go out

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sor·tie Audio Help (sôr'tē, sôr-tē') Pronunciation Key
n.

An armed attack, especially one made from a place surrounded by enemy forces.
A flight of a combat aircraft on a mission.

intr.v. sor·tied, sor·tie·ing, sor·ties
To go on a sortie.

[French, from feminine past participle of sortir, to go out, from Old French.]

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sortie

"attack of the besieged upon the besiegers," 1778, from Fr. sortie, lit. "a going out," noun use of fem. pp. of sortir "go out," from O.Fr., "to go out, escape," from V.L. *surctire, from pp. of L. surgere "rise up" (see surge).

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sortie
noun
1.	a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
2.	(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)

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sortie1 [ˈsoːti] noun

a sudden raid or attacking mission

Arabic:	هَجْمَةٌ مُفاجِئَه
Chinese (Simplified):	突击
Chinese (Traditional):	突擊
Czech:	výpad
Danish:	udfald; raid
Dutch:	uitval
Estonian:	(äkk)rünnak
Finnish:	rynnäkkö
French:	sortie
German:	der Ausfall
Greek:	εξόρμηση
Hungarian:	bevetés
Icelandic:	skyndileg árás
Indonesian:	misi serangan
Italian:	sortita

Japanese:	出撃
Korean:	기습, 출격
Latvian:	uzbrukums
Lithuanian:	antpuolis
Norwegian:	tokt
Polish:	wypad
Portuguese (Brazil):	surtida
Portuguese (Portugal):	sortida
Romanian:	misiune
Russian:	вылазка
Slovak:	výpad
Slovenian:	napad
Spanish:	escapada
Swedish:	utfall, utbrytningsförsök
Turkish:	saldırı

sortie2 [ˈsoːti] noun

a short trip or expedition

Arabic:	رِحْلَةٌ أو حَمْلَةٌ قَصيرَه
Chinese (Simplified):	短途旅行
Chinese (Traditional):	短途旅行
Czech:	výlet
Danish:	udflugt; tur
Dutch:	uitstapje
Estonian:	(lühi)reis
Finnish:	reissu
French:	sortie
German:	der Einsatz
Greek:	εκδρομή
Hungarian:	"bevetés"
Icelandic:	stutt ferðalag, *leiðangur
Indonesian:	ekspedisi
Italian:	viaggetto

Japanese:	小旅行
Korean:	단기 여행
Latvian:	izbraukums
Lithuanian:	išvyka
Norwegian:	kort reise, tokt
Polish:	wypad
Portuguese (Brazil):	surtida
Portuguese (Portugal):	sortida
Romanian:	raid
Russian:	вылазка
Slovak:	výlet
Slovenian:	izlet
Spanish:	salida, escapada
Swedish:	flygning, uppstigning
Turkish:	kısa gezi

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