SORTIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sortie mean? 

• SORTIE (noun)
  The noun SORTIE has 2 senses:

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)

  Familiarity information: SORTIE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SORTIE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

sally; sortie

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)

Sense 2

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)