an attack made by troops coming out from a position of defence 出击;突袭;突围 ■an operational flight by a single military aircraft (一架军用飞机的)出击 ■a short trip or journey 短程旅行 I went on a shopping sortie. 我去逛了会儿街。
(sorties, sortied, sortieing)
[no obj.]come out from a defensive position to make an attack 反击
语源
late 18th cent.: from French, feminine past participle of sortir 'go out'