sortie vs spasm

sortie

noun
  • An act of trying to enter a new field of activity. 

  • An operational flight carried out by a spacecraft involving a return to Earth. 

  • An operational flight carried out by a single military aircraft. 

  • An act of venturing out to do a task, etc. 

  • An attack made by troops from a besieged position; a sally. 

  • An attacking move. 

  • Synonym of sally port (“an entry to or opening into a fortification to enable a sally”) 

  • A series of aerial photographs taken during the flight of an aircraft; (by extension) a photography session. 

verb
  • To carry out a sortie; to sally. 

spasm

noun
  • A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion. 

  • A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ. 

  • A violent, excruciating seizure of pain. 

verb
  • To produce and undergo a spasm or series of spasms. 

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