Sally

[Sal·ly]

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.

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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

Sal"ly , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sallied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sallying.] [F. saillir, fr. L. salire to leap, spring, akin to gr. ; cf. Skr. to go, to flow. Cf. Sallient, Assail, Assault, Exult, Insult, Saltation, Saltire.] 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.
They break the truce, and sally out by night.
The foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host.

Sally

Sal"ly, n.; pl. Sallies . [F. saillie, fr. sailir. See Sally, v.] 1. A leaping forth; a darting; a spring. 2. 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.
Sallies were made by the Spaniards, but they were beaten in with loss.
3. An excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation.
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. A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind.
The unaffected mirth with which she enjoyed his sallies.
5. Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade.
The excursion was esteemed but a sally of youth.
Sally port. (a) (Fort.) A postern gate, or a passage underground, from the inner to the outer works, to afford free egress for troops in a sortie. (b) (Naval) A large port on each quarter of a fireship, for the escape of the men into boats when the train is fired; a large port in an old-fashioned three-decker or a large modern ironclad.

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.

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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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