sortied
Launched military mission
Sortied is the past tense of sortie, meaning to make a military mission or attack from a defensive position.
Aircraft sortie when they take off on combat missions; troops sortie when they emerge from a fortified position to engage the enemy: The squadron sortied at dawn.
The word extends to any purposeful venture forth: We sortied into the rain to find dinner.
Sudden armed incursion
- missionPurpose-driven task
- operationProcess of working
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- assaultViolent offensive act
offensive · incursion · engagement · foray · skirmish · deployment · maneuver · advance
Departure or parody
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- scrambleMix into disorder
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
fighter · bomber · interceptor · wingman · airstrike · dogfight · formation · jet
Vehicles under unified command
- warshipArmed naval vessel
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- carrierOne that transports
convoy · harbor · port · blockade · engagement · patrol · escort · torpedo
Swift raid or attempt
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- sallySudden outward attack
- outingShort recreational trip
journey · quest · expedition · exploration · traverse · expeditionary
raid
Sudden armed incursion
assault · offensive · incursion · engagement · foray · skirmish · deployment · maneuver · advance · counterattack
takeoff
Departure or parody
pilots · fighter · bomber · interceptor · wingman · airstrike · dogfight · formation · jet · airspace
fleet
Vehicles under unified command
carrier · convoy · harbor · port · blockade · engagement · patrol · escort · torpedo · battleship
foray
Swift raid or attempt
outing · journey · quest · expedition · exploration · traverse · expeditionary
sortiedretreated
Moved backward from advance
withdrew · fell back · pulled back · stood down · disengaged