sortie

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɔr.ti/ or /sɔrˈti/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɔ.ti/ or /sɔˈti/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular sortie

Plural sorties

1. (military) (countable) A sortie is an attack made by troops from a defensive position.

Verb

Plain form sortie

Third-person singular sorties

Past tense sortied

Past participle sortied

Present participle sortieing

1. (transitive) If a military unit sorties, they make an attack from a defence position.