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sortie
sortie /ˈsɔː.ti/ aep /ˈsɔːr.t̬i/ noun [C]
1 F0 a short, quick attack by a military force, such as a small group of soldiers or an aircraft, made against an enemy position: » A series of sorties was carried out at night by specially equipped aircraft.Thesaurus+: ↑Attacking and invading2 F0 a short journey to somewhere you have not been before, often with a particular purpose: » It was our first sortie into the town centre.Thesaurus+: ↑Journeys3 F0 an attempt to do something: » This is the acclaimed historian John Taylor's first sortie into fiction.Thesaurus+: ↑Trying and making an effort , ↑Effort and expending energy |