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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sortie  \Sor"tie\  (?;  277),  n.  [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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sortie 
  n  1:  a  military  action  in  which  besieged  troops  burst  forth  from 
  their  position  [syn:  {sally}] 
  2:  an  operational  flight  by  a  single  aircraft  (as  in  a  military 
  operation) 




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