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Plural of sortie

regular plural

The plural of sortie is sorties.

Forms of sortie

Singularsortie /ˈsɔːti/
Pluralsorties
Countablecountable

Sorties in a sentence

  • They are vastly outnumbered: Russia is believed to fly some 200 sorties per day while Ukraine flies five to 10.2022 March 22, Maria Varenikova, Andrew E. Kramer, “How Ukraine’s Outgunned Air Force Is Fighting Back Against Russian Jets”, in The New...
  • In the course of my lifetime, I have engaged in many sorties in milchamtah shel Tora.2008 November 11, meir b., “Annulment of Vows - How Recent?”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet). From the entry nivul peh
  • A MAWTS qualified TERF instructor is required for all TERF instructional sorties.1980, United States Marine Corps, Aviation training and readiness manual. From the entry terf
  • All sorties made good their briefed takeoff time.2002, Eddie Deerfield, Hell's Angels Newsletter, page 99. From the entry briefed
  • He scowled at the rash, went "Hmmm" several times, then made a couple of sorties into his lab. . . .1955 Oct. 2, Hannah Smith, "The Doctors Who Try Our Patience," Youngstown Vindicator (US), Parade section, p. 8 (retrieved 20 Nov 2012). From the entry jargoneer

Meaning of sortie

  1. noun An attack made by troops from a besieged position; a sally.
  2. noun An operational flight carried out by a single military aircraft.
  3. noun An act of venturing out to do a task, etc.

Full definition of sortie

Questions about the plural of sortie

What is the plural of sortie?
The plural of sortie is sorties.
Is sortie countable?
Sortie is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sortie (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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