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1. (n.) sortie
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
2. sortie
the flying of an airplane on a combat mission.
3. sortie
any sudden attack or raid.
4. (v.i.) sortie
to go on a sortie.
Etymology: (1680–90; < F, der. of sortir to go out)
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| Definition of 'sortie' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sortie, sally
a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
2. (noun) sortie
(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
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| Definition of 'sortie' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sortie
the sudden issuing of a body of troops, usually small, from a besieged place to attack or harass the besiegers; a sally
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| Definition of 'sortie' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. sortie
In air operations, an operational flight by one aircraft.
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Sense: a sudden raid or attacking mission.
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 Afrikaans: aanval |
 Arabic: هَجْمَةٌ مُفاجِئَه |
 Bulgarian: вилазка |
 Brazilian: investida |
 Czech: výpad |
 German: der Ausfall |
 Danish: udfald; raid |
 Greek: εξόρμηση |
 Spanish: escapada |
 Estonian: (äkk)rünnak |
 Farsi: حمله ي ناگهاني |
 Finnish: rynnäkkö |
 French: sortie |
 Hebrew: הַתקָפָה |
 Hindi: धावा, झपट |
 Croatian: provala, juriš |
 Hungarian: bevetés |
 Indonesian: misi serangan |
 Icelandic: skyndilegárás |
 Italian: sortita |
 Japanese: 出撃 |
 Korean: (포위당한 군대의) 돌격 |
 Lithuanian: antpuolis |
 Latvian: uzbrukums |
 Malay: serangan |
 Dutch: uitval |
 Norwegian: tokt |
 Polish: wypad |
 Persian: حمله ي ناگهاني |
 Pashto: ناڅاپی برید |
 Portuguese: sortida |
 Romanian: misiune |
 Russian: вылазка |
 Slovak: výpad |
 Slovenian: napad |
 Serbian: borbeni let |
 Swedish: utfall, utbrytningsförsök |
 Thai: การโจมตีฉับพลัน |
 Turkish: saldırı |
 Taiwanese: 突擊 |
 Ukrainian: вилазка |
 Urdu: ہلّہ، دھاوا |
 Vietnamese: sự xông ra phá vây |
 Chinese: 突击 |
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