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sortie definition

sor·tie (sôrt′ē, sôr tē′)

noun

    1. a sudden rushing forth; sally; specif., a quick raid on besiegers by those besieged
    2. the forces making such a raid
  2. one mission by a single military plane

Etymology: Fr < sortir, to issue, go out < VL *sortire, prob. < L sortitus, chosen, selected by lot, pp. of sortiri < sors: see sort

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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