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sortie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • egress noun A way out, or the act of leaving a place.
  • exit noun A way out of a place, such as a door or a passage.
  • interchange verb To swap or exchange two things with each other.
  • issue noun A subject or problem that people discuss or disagree about.
  • out adv Away from the inside, a home, or a central point.
  • outflow noun The process of flowing out.
  • output noun The amount of something produced, especially over a given period.
  • release verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
  • resort noun A place people visit for a holiday, often with hotels, entertainment, and leisure facilities.
  • sortie noun A single military flight or mission carried out by an aircraft.

Senses

sortie is used for these senses in English:

  • egress The process of exiting or leaving.
  • exit A way out.
  • interchange (countable) A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway.
  • issue The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
  • issue (intransitive) To rush out, to sally forth.
  • out A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
  • outflow The process of flowing out.
  • output (computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.

egress — full definition

  1. noun A way out, or the act of leaving a place.
  2. verb (formal) To go out or leave.

exit — full definition

  1. noun A way out of a place, such as a door or a passage.
  2. noun A slip road that leaves a motorway or major road.
  3. verb To leave or go out of a place.

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