A sally; a sortie. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [noun] > discontinuing of siege > sally (9) issuea1450 A sally; a sortie. Obsolete. excourse?1520 The action of running forth or out; an excursion or sally; usually a hostile or marauding one. sally1560 A sudden rush (out) from a besieged place upon the enemy; a sortie; esp. in the phrase to make a sally. sallying1560 (alsoattributive). a sault out1560 a sault out: a sally. out-sally1598 outfall1637 Military. A sally or sortie from a camp or fortified place; a raid. Obsolete. sortie1778 A dash or sally by a besieged garrison upon an investing force. Frequently in to make a sortie. razoo1864 A charge, a sortie. Hence also: a lively or boisterous outing or social occasion. |
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