sally
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- noun
- /ˈsæli/
:
excursión
- In the end, it is only Dan, the spoiled priest, who stays away, whereas Constance's only sally abroad is an unsuccessful shopping trip to New York.
Examples
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"The sally left Callioux speechless, caught between shock and indignation." No.
Fiction book (1990) -
Easy escapes, sallies.
Academic text (2015) -
You can build new rafts and sally forth in the spirit of your forefathers.
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I had business ashore myself, and when I came back to the ship and heard the good news, I was also informed that the captain had made a second sally to the post office.
Fiction book (1995) -
Since neither of your heroes Behe or Dembski have offered any convincing, quite persuasive scientific evidence as to why Intelligent Design would be a better unifying theory for biology than modern biology, can you, the amateur, sally forth and provide one?
Blog text (4) -
p141 just having the country as a sally-port had been quite valuable enough, an advantage not to be squandered—but that didn't mitigate his anger at the Greek police.
Fiction book (1991) -
The explorers made a daring sally into the dense jungle in search of lost ruins.
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After a quick sally into the city, they returned with stories of their adventures.
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She embarked on a spontaneous sally to the coast, eager to see the ocean again.
Synonyms
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A sudden journey you make without planning
An adventurous trip away from your usual place to explore
A journey that includes exciting activities and some risk
Idioms
- Offensive
An informal rude phrase said to show surprise or not believe something
Compounds
- Australian
A small eucalyptus tree from Australia with dark rough bark at the base that produces red gum
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Sally comes from the Latin salire 'to jump' and was used for a sudden 'leap' away from a place, so an adventurous outing or short venture is like a quick 'jump' out of your usual routine.