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- Dictionarysal·ly/ˈsalē/
noun
- 1. a sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; a sortie. Similar
verb
- 1. make a military sortie: "they sallied out to harass the enemy"
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The meaning of SALLY is an action of rushing or bursting forth; especially : a sortie of troops from a defensive position to attack the enemy. How to use sally in a sentence.
SALLY definition: 1. a sudden attack on an enemy, especially when they are surrounding you 2. to make a sally 3. a…. Learn more.
a sudden outburst or emergence into action, expression, or emotion.
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.
1. A sudden rush forward or leap. 2. An assault from a defensive position; a sortie. 3. A sudden effort toward action or expression: "[She] kept up a sally of brilliant but doomed attempts at conversation" (Donna Tartt). 4. A sudden quick witticism; a quip. 5. A venturing forth; a jaunt.
sally in American English. (ˈsæli) (nounplural -lies, verb-lied, -lying) noun. 1. a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy. 2. a sudden rushing forth or activity. 3. an excursion or trip, usually off the main course.
noun. sallies. A sudden rushing forth, as of troops to attack besieging forces. Webster's New World.
