sortie vs flight

flight vs sortie

sortie and flight both are nouns.

sortie is not a verb while flight is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sortie	Yes	No	No	No
flight	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, flight is a hypernym of sortie; that is, flight is a word with a broader meaning than sortie:

sortie: (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
flight: an instance of traveling by air

Other hypernyms of sortie include flying.

sortie (noun)	flight (noun)
a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position	an instance of traveling by air
(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)	the act of escaping physically
	a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
	a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
	passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
	an air force unit smaller than a squadron
	a formation of aircraft in flight
	a flock of flying birds
	the path followed by an object moving through space

sortie (verb)	flight (verb)
	decorate with feathers
	fly in a flock
	shoot a bird in flight

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