sortie Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
    sally.
  2. noun (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)

WordNet

Sor"tie noun
Etymology
F., fr. sortir to go out, to issue, probably fr. L. sortus, for surrectus, p.p. of surgere to raise up, to rise up. See Source.
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) The sudden issuing of a body of troops, usually small, from a besieged place to attack or harass the besiegers; a sally.

Webster 1913