sortie

1. (also, attributive, figuratively)An attack made by troops from a besieged position; a sally.

   a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

2. (also, attributive, figuratively)An operational flight carried out by a single military aircraft.

   Ausflug, Kampfeinsatz, Mission

   боевой вы́летbojevoj

   (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)

3. (broadly)An act of venturing out to do a task, etc.

4. (broadly, figuratively)An act of trying to enter a new field of activity.

5. (broadly, figuratively)An attacking move.

6. (broadly)An operational flight carried out by a spacecraft involving a return to Earth.

7. (broadly)Synonym of sally port (“an entry to or opening into a fortification to enable a sally”).

8. (broadly)A series of aerial photographs taken during the flight of an aircraft; (by extension) a photography session.

1. During the siege, the trapped soldiers made a daring sortie to break through the enemy lines.

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