sally
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- noun
- /ˈsæli/
- Archaic
:
incursión
- One more attempt, one more sally against the walls of that fortress.
Examples
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The tiny column passed through the sally port and over a wooden bridge spanning the moat.
Fiction book (1990) -
The general commanded his troops to prepare for a sally at dawn to surprise the enemy.
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Forward, march!" As one, the hundred soldiers turned and started for the sally port.
Fiction book (1990) -
The prison's property room had a back door that opened to a small, wooden sally port.
Fiction book (1997) -
Their sally was made all the more difficult by the undulations in the sand.
Fiction book (1990) -
The chain gang exits through the sally port.
Fiction book (1993) -
According to Diodorus Siculus, the naval battle began in the Greek's favour when their Admiral LED a sudden Sally of an elite force.
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Amidst the cannonade roar, ad-libbed shouts from Hawkeye and Heyward convince battle-begrimed soldiers to open the sally port.
Fiction book (1992) -
During the siege, the defenders made a daring sally to regain control over the outer walls.
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The soldiers planned a bold sally to push back the besieging forces and reclaim their territory.
Synonyms
A sudden attack by troops leaving a defensive position
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
How Aggressive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sally comes from the Latin salire 'to jump' and in old military use it meant a sudden 'leap' out from a defended place, so a sally in war is a quick attack that rushes out from the walls.