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sally1 /salˈi/ noun- A sudden rushing forth of troops to attack besiegers
- An outrush, a sortie
- A going forth, excursion, outing, jaunt
- A witty remark or retort
- A projection
- An angle cut into the end of a timber to allow it to rest on a cross-timber (building)
- A ship's leaping, bounding or swaying motion (nautical)
intransitive verb (sallˈying; sallˈied) (archaic or facetious; usu with forth)- To rush out suddenly
- To go or come forth, set off on an excursion, outing, etc
- (of a ship) to sway, rock or bound (nautical)
transitive verb (nautical)To rock (a ship) by running from side to side to urge it on ORIGIN: Fr saillie, from saillir (Ital salire), from L salīre to leap sallˈyport noun - A gateway or opening for making a sally from a fortified place
- A large port for the escape of the crew from a fireship
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