Sortie

  • 21sortie — I UK [ˈsɔː(r)tɪ] / US [ˈsɔrtɪ] noun [countable] Word forms sortie : singular sortie plural sorties 1) a) a flight by a military aircraft or a group of military aircraft Allied aircraft flew hundreds of sorties. b) a sudden attack by soldiers 2) a …

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  • 22sortie — n. 1) to carry out, make a sortie 2) to fly a sortie * * * [ sɔːtɪ] make a sortie to carry out to fly a sortie …

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  • 23sortie — sor|tie1 [ˈso:ti US ˈso:rti] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: sortir to go out ] 1.) a short flight made by a plane over enemy land, in order to bomb a city, military defences etc ▪ The US and its allies carried out 44,000 sorties during… …

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  • 24sortie — sor|tie1 [ sɔrti ] noun count 1. ) a flight by a military aircraft or a group of military aircraft: Allied aircraft flew hundreds of sorties. a ) a sudden attack by soldiers 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH a short trip away from a place 3. ) MAINLY BRITISH… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25sortie — [[t]sɔ͟ː(r)ti[/t]] sorties 1) N COUNT A sortie is a brief trip away from your home base, especially a trip to an unfamiliar place. [FORMAL] From here we plan several sorties into the countryside on foot. ...little sorties into antique shops. Syn …

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  • 26sortie — sor·tie || sÉ”rtɪ / sɔː v. go on a military sortie; carry out a military sortie; sally forward n. raid made by a besieged military force on its attackers; combat flight made by an aircraft; body of troops on a military sortie; short trip away …

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  • 27sortie — n.f. Être de sortie, manquer : Mes économies ? Elles sont de sortie …

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  • 28sortie — 1 noun (C) 1 an attack in which an army leaves its position for a short time to attack the enemy 2 a short flight made by a plane over enemy land, in order to bomb a city, military defences etc: flying sorties into the Pacific war zone 3 a short… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29sortie — noun 1) a sortie against their besiegers Syn: foray, sally, charge, offensive, attack, assault, onset, onslaught, thrust, drive 2) a bomber sortie Syn: raid, flight …

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  • 30sortie — orlaivio skrydis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Oro operacijų metu – operacinis vieno orlaivio skrydis. atitikmenys: angl. sortie pranc. sortie …

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