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“sortie”
1. A short excursion to someplace and back again: For their graduation party, the high school students planned a sortie to the local theme park.
2. An attack made by a military force when it departs briefly from its own position: The soldiers made a sortie into the enemy's territory, but not a single prisoner was taken.
2. An attack made by a military force when it departs briefly from its own position: The soldiers made a sortie into the enemy's territory, but not a single prisoner was taken.
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