sortie

Universal Words noun 1 a flight that is made by an aircraft during military operations; an attack made by soldiers SYNRAID: a bombing sortie * They had made several sorties against enemy troops. 2 a short trip away from your home or the place where you are SYNFORAY: I went on a shopping sortie with my mother. 3 ~ into sth an effort that you make to do or join sth new SYNFORAY: His first sortie into politics was unsuccessful.