On the Greek island of Evia, the air was filled with acrid smoke, frequently punctured by the low-flying sorties of water-dropping aircraft.
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Sorties
Synonyms for "sorties" (11 found)
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7 entriescombat actioncombat operationmilitary actionmilitary operationoutdoor activityrecreational activitytravel
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7 entriesCollocations
10 entriesair sortiecombat sortieconduct a sortiefield sortielaunch a sortielead a sortiemake a sortiemilitary sortienight sortiereconnaissance sortie
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
1 entriesmilitary sortie
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
There was plenty of strafing by fighter planes and sorties by small bomber squadrons, but there was none of the "massive retaliation" of World War II.
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