1. (military) a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
   "The defenders launched a daring sortie to break the siege";
   - sally
    
2. (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
   "The pilot flew several sorties over enemy territory"
    
3. A short trip
   "take a sortie into town";
   - run

1. To make a sudden attack, especially from a defensive position
   "The troops sortied from the fort to surprise the enemy"

Derived forms: sorties, sortied, sortieing

Type of: action, flight, flying, military action, trip

Encyclopedia: Sortie