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Sortie vs Scramble - What's the difference?

sortie | scramble | Synonyms |

Scramble is a antonym of sortie.

Scramble is a synonym of sortie.



In military terms the difference between sortie and scramble

is that sortie is an offensive military mission. Used originally to mean an attack from a fortress, but most commonly used today to describe a single mission by a military aircraft while scramble is an emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.

In transitive terms the difference between sortie and scramble

is that sortie is to sally while scramble is to gather or collect by scrambling.

As an interjection scramble is

shouted when something desirable is thrown into a group of people who individually want that item.

sortie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (military) An offensive military mission. Used originally to mean an attack from a fortress, but most commonly used today to describe a single mission by a military aircraft.

    • Verb

  • To sally.

    • Synonyms

    * (an offensive military mission) scramble

    Anagrams

    * ----

    scramble

    English

    Interjection

    scramble!
  • (UK) shouted when something desirable is thrown into a group of people who individually want that item.

    • Verb

    (scrambl)
  • To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=18 April , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=As half-time approached Fabregas had another chance to give Barcelona the lead. He collected an incisive Messi pass and this time beat Cech, who required Cole to scramble back and clear the ball off the line.}}
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 3
    • When I saw the coffin I knew that I was respited, for, as I judged, there was space between it and the wall behind enough to contain my little carcass; and in a second I had put out the candle, scrambled up the shelves, half-stunned my senses with dashing my head against the roof, and squeezed my body betwixt wall and coffin.
  • To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.
  • (transitive, of food ingredients, usually, including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
    • I scrambled some eggs with spinach and cheese.
  • To process (telecommunication signals) to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.
  • (military) To quickly enter (vehicles, usually aircraft) and proceed to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.
  • (sports) To partake in motocross.
  • To ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity.
  • To gather or collect by scrambling.
    • to scramble up wealth
    (Marlowe)
  • To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.
  • * Milton
    • Of other care they little reckoning make, / Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast.

    Derived terms

    * scrambled eggs

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rush or hurry
  • (military) An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.
  • A motocross race
  • Any frantic period of activity.
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    • Antonyms

    * sortie

    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs