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1. (military) a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
   - sally
    
2. (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
    
3. A short trip
   "take a sortie into town";
   - run

1. Make a sortie

Derived forms: sortied, sortieing, sorties

Type of: action, flight, flying, military action, trip

Encyclopedia: Sortie