as in excursion
a short trip for pleasure
an occasional sortie to the city to rummage through some of its numerous used-book stores
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How many more deep-strike sorties the Ukrainian air force will be able to fly once it’s formed a Mirage 2000 unit could depend more on the supply of missiles than the supply of jets.
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David Axe, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In a set of sorties under cover of darkness, and likely over hostile territories including Syria and Iraq, dozens of Israeli warplanes flew thousands of kilometers.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
In French service, the speedy jets strictly fly air-to-air sorties with their pulse-Doppler RDY radars and MICA missiles.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Within a couple of weeks of the first spraying sorties, Palo Alto police heard what sounded like gunshots as the helicopters passed overhead.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In a set of sorties under cover of darkness, and likely over hostile territories including Syria and Iraq, dozens of Israeli warplanes flew thousands of kilometers.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
In French service, the speedy jets strictly fly air-to-air sorties with their pulse-Doppler RDY radars and MICA missiles.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Within a couple of weeks of the first spraying sorties, Palo Alto police heard what sounded like gunshots as the helicopters passed overhead.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Sortie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sortie. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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