Sortie Definition

sôrtē, sôr-tē
sorties
noun
sorties
A sudden rushing forth; sally; specif., a quick raid on besiegers by those besieged.
Webster's New World
An armed attack, especially one made from a place surrounded by enemy forces.
American Heritage
The forces making such a raid.
Webster's New World
One mission by a single military plane.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
sorties
To go on a sortie.
American Heritage

To sally.

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Other Word Forms of Sortie

Noun

Singular:
sortie
Plural:
sorties

Origin of Sortie

  • French from feminine past participle of sortir to go out from Old French

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French sortie

    From Wiktionary

Sortie Sentence Examples

  • While leading a sortie Cleland was shot dead, and was buried in the churchyard.

  • Calling a council of war on the heights of Fort St Julien, he asked the opinion of his subordinates, who were unanimously against the proposed sortie, principally because the artillery "had only ammunition enough for a single battle!"

  • But a sortie of the garrison of Astrakhan drove back the besiegers; 15,000 Russians, under Knes Serebianov, attacked and scattered the workmen and the Tatar force sent for their protection; and, finally, the Ottoman fleet was destroyed by a storm.

  • With its engine running, the said cameraman was duly strapped in for a quick air to air sortie.

  • I then saw out two aircraft from their HAS (hardened aircraft shelter) which were undertaking a training sortie.

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