sortie

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sortie (enc)

Noun	1.	sortie - a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position sally military action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	sortie - (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation) flying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

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