Crossword clues for sallies
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sally \Sal"ly\, n.; pl. Sallies. [F. saillie, fr. saillir. See Sally, v.]
A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.
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A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie.
Sallies were made by the Spaniards, but they were beaten in with loss.
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An excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation.
Every one shall know a country better that makes often sallies into it, and traverses it up and down, than he that . . . goes still round in the same track.
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A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind.
The unaffected mirth with which she enjoyed his sallies.
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Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade. The excursion was esteemed but a sally of youth. --Sir H. Wotton. Sally port.
(Fort.) A postern gate, or a passage underground, from the inner to the outer works, to afford free egress for troops in a sortie.
(Naval) A large port on each quarter of a fireship, for the escape of the men into boats when the train is fired; a large port in an old-fashioned three-decker or a large modern ironclad.
Wiktionary
n. (sally English) vb. (en-third-person singularsally)
Usage examples of "sallies".
Having thus repulsed the enemy and compelled them to retire behind their walls, Caesar resumed his intended march: but observing that they often repeated their sallies, renewing the pursuit from time to time, and again fleeing when attacked by the horse, he posted a few of the veteran cohorts which he had with him, with part of the cavalry, in the rear, and so proceeded slowly on his march.
Whatever strength and valor could perform in the field was abundantly discharged by the champions of the cross: in the frequent occasions of sallies, of forage, of the attack and defence of convoys, they were often victorious.
The gates to the right and left of their narrow camp poured forth frequent sallies of cavalry and light-infantry, which cut off their stragglers, swept the country of provisions, sounded the alarm five or six times in the course of each day, and compelled them to plant a palisade, and sink an intrenchment, for their immediate safety.
But the operation of prejudice and interest is often disturbed by the sallies of ungovernable passion.
Besides, in their frequent sallies by day and night, they attempted either to set fire to the mound, or attack our soldiers when engaged in the works.
Sometimes also attacks were made on our little forts by sallies at night.
Besides, frequent sallies were made from the town by the Albici, and fire was thrown on our mound and turrets.
Gates for making sallies were left in the wall in such places as they thought proper.
They made continual sallies upon the enemy, to destroy or check the progress of their works.
Though the preservation of the fleet principally engaged his attention, he was obliged to leave his fort in order to restrain the frequent sallies of the enemy.
At the uprising of morn, we sat at our repast, and cheated our regrets by gay sallies or learned disquisitions.