n. & v.
n. 1 a sally, esp. from a besieged garrison. 2 an operational flight by a single military aircraft.
v.intr. (sorties, sortied, sortieing) make a sortie; sally.
[ F, fem. past part. of sortir go out ]
n. & v.
n. 1 a sally, esp. from a besieged garrison. 2 an operational flight by a single military aircraft.
v.intr. (sorties, sortied, sortieing) make a sortie; sally.
[ F, fem. past part. of sortir go out ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012