A sally is a military action, a sudden charge in the direction of the enemy. A sally sometimes has the advantage of taking the opposing army by surprise.
To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.
Noun
a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"
Noun
a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
Noun
witty remark
v. i.
To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly;
as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make
a sally.
v.
A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.
v.
A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden
eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to
attack the besiegers; a sortie.
v.
An excursion from the usual track; range; digression;
deviation.
v.
A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing
forth of a quick and active mind.
v.
Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act
of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade.
Sally
They break the truce, and sally out by night.
The foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host.
Sally
Sallies were made by the Spaniards, but they were beaten in with loss.3.
Every one shall know a country better that makes often sallies into it, and traverses it up and down, than he that . . . goes still round in the same track.4.
The unaffected mirth with which she enjoyed his sallies.5.
The excursion was esteemed but a sally of youth.
To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.
A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.
Usage Examples
Sally Field looks amazing in general, never mind her age! She's a phenomenally talented actress and has had a career spanning so many decades.
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