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Webster 1913 Edition


Sortie

Sor′tie

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[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
.]
(Mil.)
The sudden issuing of a body of troops, usually small, from a besieged place to attack or harass the besiegers; a sally.

Definition 2024


sortie

sortie

English

Noun

sortie (plural sorties)

  1. (military) An attack made by troops from a besieged position.
  1. (military) An operational flight carried out by a single military aircraft.
    Russia said it carried out 55 sorties in the last 24 hours.

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Verb

sortie (third-person singular simple present sorties, present participle sortying or sortieing, simple past and past participle sortied)

  1. (transitive) To sally.

Synonyms

  • (an offensive military mission): scramble

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French

Etymology

From Latin sortīrī, present active infinitive of sortior (cast lots, divide, receive), possibly influenced by a derivative of surgō (get up, arise). Compare Italian sortire (produce).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔʁ.ti/

Noun

sortie f (plural sorties)

  1. An exit or way out.
  2. The action of exiting or going out of a place.
  3. The end; final part of.
  4. The release of a film, book, album etc.
  5. A school outing or trip lasting no longer than a day.
  6. (military) Leave, sally, sortie

Usage notes

  • The meaning "end, release" is used of things such as school, theater etc. where a literal "exit" also occurs.

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Participle

sortie

  1. feminine singular of the past participle of sortir

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