sortie
/ˈsɔːrti/
noun
- A short trip or journey, especially one that is exciting or adventurous.
- The children's sortie into the forest ended with a picnic by the stream.
- We made a quick sortie into the city to buy souvenirs.
- Her weekend sortie to the beach was a welcome break from work.
- A military attack or raid by troops from a defensive position.
- During the siege, the defenders planned a sortie to destroy the enemy's supplies.
- The general ordered a sortie to test the strength of the opposing forces.
- The soldiers launched a sortie at dawn to surprise the enemy.
- A single flight by a military aircraft on a mission.
- The pilot completed his final sortie before returning to base.
- The air force flew over 200 sorties during the operation.
- Each sortie was carefully planned to avoid enemy radar.
Antonyms
verb
- To go on a short trip or raid, especially in a military context.
- They sortied into the jungle to gather intelligence.
- The squadron sortied at midnight to bomb the target.
- The troops sortied from the fort to attack the enemy camp.