English noun: sortie | |||
1. | sortie (act) a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position | ||
Synonyms | sally | ||
Broader (hypernym) | action, military action | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
2. | sortie (act) (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flight, flying | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||