SORTIES

Proper noun

Sorties

plural of Sortie

Anagrams

• restios, rosiest, rossite, sorites, stories, trioses

Noun

sorties

plural of sortie

Verb

sorties

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sortie

Anagrams

• restios, rosiest, rossite, sorites, stories, trioses

Source: Wiktionary


SORTIE

Sor"tie, n. Etym: [F., fr. sortir to go out, to issue, probably fr. L. sortus, for surrectus, p.p. of surgere to raise up, to rise up. See Source.] (Mil.)

Definition: The sudden issuing of a body of troops, usually small, from a besieged place to attack or harass the besiegers; a sally.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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