sortie

English Thesaurus

1. (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	flight, flying,
definition	:	an instance of traveling by air (noun.act)

domain category	:	armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine,
definition	:	the military forces of a nation (noun.group)

2. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position (noun.act)

hypernym	:	action, military action,
definition	:	a military engagement (noun.act)

domain category	:	armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine,
definition	:	the military forces of a nation (noun.group)