Sortie
Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːrtiː/
Sortie (noun)
- a sudden attack by troops from a defensive position.
- a flight mission by a military aircraft.
Examples
- The troops prepared for a sortie at dawn.
- A sudden sortie caught the enemy off guard.
Common collocations: launch a sortie, plan a sortie, successful sortie, fly a sortie, night sortie