sortie
noun/ˈsɔrti/
Frequency rank: #18,597 most common English word
Meaning
a military mission or attack made by a single aircraft or a group of troops from a defended position.
Example sentence
The fighter pilots prepared for their first sortie of the day before dawn.
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