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Noun sortie has 2 senses
  1. sortie, sally - a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
    --1 is a kind of military action, action
  2. sortie - (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
    --2 is a kind of     flight, flying

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Term: sortie

Description:

A sortie is a brief expedition or movement of troops, vehicles, or aircraft into enemy territory for a specific purpose. It can also refer to a sudden and quick departure from a place or event.

Examples:

Noun - Military Sense:

  1. The battalion launched a sortie to gather intelligence on enemy positions.
  2. The fighter jets carried out a series of sorties to weaken the enemy's defense system.

Noun - General Sense:

  1. She decided to go on a shopping sortie in the city center.
  2. The journalists organized a sortie to investigate the corruption scandal.

Verb:

  1. The troops were briefed before they would sortie into the hostile territory.
  2. He decided to sortie from the party after an argument with his friend.

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