Category:Sortie

Sor"tie, n. Etym: [f., fr. sortir to go out, to issue, probably fr. L. sortus, for surrectus, p.p. of surgere to raise up, to rise up. See source.] (mil.)

Defn: the sudden issuing of a body of troops, usually small, from a Besieged place to attack or harass the besiegers; a sally.