- 1a flight that is made by an aircraft during military operations; an attack made by soldiers synonym raid a bombing sortie They had made several sorties against enemy troops.
- 2a short trip away from your home or the place where you are synonym foray I went on a shopping sortie with my mother.
- 3sortie into something an effort that you make to do or join something new synonym foray His first sortie into politics was unsuccessful.
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