sortie /sörˈti/

1. A sally from a besieged party to attack their besiegers
2. A raiding excursion
3. A flight by a military aircraft
4. A short return trip (informal)

To sally

• coarsen
• coarsened
• coarseness
• coarsenesses
• coarsening
• coarsens
• stingfish
• stingier
• stingiest
• stingily
• stinginess
• stinginesses
• stinging
• stingingly
• stinging nettle
• stinging nettles
• stingings
• sting in the tail
• close harmonies
• close harmony
• close-hauled
• closehead
• closeheads
• close in
• close-in