sortie – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
sortie
n.
raid made by a besieged military force on its attackers; combat flight made by an aircraft; body of troops on a military sortie; short trip away from home
v.
go on a military sortie; carry out a military sortie; sally forward
Sortie
A
sortie (from the French word meaning ) is a deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an
aircraft,
ship, or troops, from a strongpoint. The sortie, whether by one or more aircraft or vessels, usually has a specific
mission. The
sortie rate is the number of sorties that a given unit can support in a given time.
sortie
Noun
1. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
(synonym) sally
(hypernym) military action, action
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
(hypernym) flight, flying
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
sortie
nf.
exit, way out; release, issuance, delivery; outing, outlet, output; sally, export, outflow; sortie, raid made by a besieged military force on its attackers; combat flight made by an aircraft
sortir
v.
go out, exit; leave, break out; quit (Computers)
sortie (de)
n.
pass out, opera cloak
