sally
Sudden outward attack
Sally is a sudden rushing forth, especially a sortie by troops from a besieged position to attack the enemy: The garrison made a sally against the encircling forces.
By extension, a sally is any brief excursion or outing: a sally into town.
It also means a witty remark or outburst—a quick thrust in conversation: Her clever sallies kept the dinner party lively. (Capitalized Sally is a given name.)
Sudden armed incursion
- attackAggressive act against another
- foraySwift raid or attempt
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
- chargeCost or accusation
offensive · mission · strike · counterattack · advance · engagement · maneuver · operation
raid
Sudden armed incursion
- attackAggressive act against another
- foraySwift raid or attempt
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
charge · offensive · mission · strike · counterattack · advance · engagement · maneuver · operation · patrol
witticism
Clever, amusing remark
riposte · repartee · wisecrack · barb · jibe · flash · burst · flare
excursion
Brief recreational trip
- outingShort recreational trip
- jauntBrief recreational trip
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
foray · trip · adventure · escapade · journey · ramble · exploration · pursuit · quest · undertaking
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- witwit, witticism, quip, cleverness, repartee
- witticismsquips, witticisms, witticism, bon mots, bon mot
- quipswisecrack, witticism, quip, one-liner, bon mot
- incursionsincursion, foray, raid, invasion, intrusion
- offensive tacticsblitz, raid, rush, sweep, drive
sallyretreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
withdrawal · retire · fall back · pull back · evacuation
- Sally Field
- Sally Ride
- sally forthLaunch an offensive emergence
- salient pointCrucial element worth noting
- Sally Rooney
- sally portFortification's controlled entryway