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1. (n.) sally
a sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
2. sally
a sudden rushing forth.
3. sally
an excursion or side trip.
4. sally
an outburst of passion, flight of fancy, etc.
5. sally
a witty remark; quip.
6. (v.i.) sally
to make a sally, as a body of troops from a besieged place.
7. sally
to set out, as on an excursion; venture (often fol. by forth).
8. sally
to rush or burst out.
Etymology: (1535–45; < MF saillie, n. use of fem. ptp. of saillir to rush forward < L salīre to leap)
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1. (noun) wisecrack, crack, sally, quip
witty remark
2. (noun) sortie, sally
a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
3. (noun) sally, sallying forth
a venture off the beaten path
"a sally into the wide world beyond his home"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. sally
a leaping forth; a darting; a spring
2. sally
a rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie
3. sally
an excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation
4. sally
a flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind
5. sally
transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade
6. (verb) sally
to leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally
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Sense: a sudden act of rushing out (eg from a fort) to make an attack.
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 Afrikaans: uitstappie, aanval |
 Arabic: هَجْمَه مُفاجِئَه |
 Bulgarian: воен. вилазка |
 Brazilian: investida |
 Czech: výpad |
 German: der Ausfall |
 Danish: udfald |
 Greek: εξόρμηση |
 Spanish: salida |
 Estonian: rünnak |
 Farsi: حمله سريع |
 Finnish: rynnäkkö |
 French: sortie |
 Hebrew: גִיחָה |
 Hindi: धावा |
 Croatian: navala, juriš |
 Hungarian: kitörés |
 Indonesian: penyerbuan tiba-tiba |
 Icelandic: skyndiútrás |
 Italian: sortita |
 Japanese: 出撃 |
 Korean: 돌격 |
 Lithuanian: išpuolis |
 Latvian: izbrukums |
 Malay: serangan cepat |
 Dutch: uitval |
 Norwegian: utfall, streiftog |
 Polish: wypad |
 Persian: حمله سريع |
 Pashto: د غليم پر كرښو يرغل، پر ي |
 Portuguese: investida |
 Romanian: a ieşi la atac |
 Russian: вылазка |
 Slovak: výpad, protiútok |
 Slovenian: izpad (iz utrdbe) |
 Serbian: iznenadni napad |
 Swedish: utfall |
 Thai: การรีบรุด; การตีฝ่าวงล้อม |
 Turkish: saldırı |
 Taiwanese: 突擊 |
 Ukrainian: вилазка |
 Urdu: محصورین کا محاصرہ کرنے وا |
 Vietnamese: cuộc tấn công phá vòng vâ |
 Chinese: 突围 |
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