What does Sortie mean?
Definitions for Sortie
ˈsɔr tisor·tie
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Princeton's WordNet
sortie, sallynoun
a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
sortienoun
(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
Wiktionary
sortienoun
An offensive military mission. Used originally to mean an attack from a fortress, but most commonly used today to describe a single mission by a military aircraft.
sortieverb
To sally.
Etymology: From sortie
Wikipedia
Sortie
A sortie (from the French word meaning exit or from Latin root surgere meaning to "rise up") is a deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops, from a strongpoint. The term originated in siege warfare.
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sortie
A sortie is a sudden attack made by troops from a defensive position, typically within a fortified place, against the enemy. Also in military aviation, it refers to a single operational flight by one aircraft. More generally, it can refer to an excursion or a brief trip by a group or an individual.
Webster Dictionary
Sortienoun
the sudden issuing of a body of troops, usually small, from a besieged place to attack or harass the besiegers; a sally
Etymology: [F., fr. sortir to go out, to issue, probably fr. L. sortus, for surrectus, p. p. of surgere to raise up, to rise up. See Source.]
Wikidata
Sortie
A sortie is a deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops from a strongpoint. The sortie, whether by one or more aircraft or vessels, usually has a specific mission.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sortie
sor′tē, n. the issuing of a body of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers. [Fr.,—sortir, to go out, to issue—L. surgĕre, to rise up.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
sortie
In air operations, an operational flight by one aircraft.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
sortie
See SALLY.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Sortie in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Sortie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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