English-Finnish translations for sally

• lähteä retkelle
• paju
  Halava on kookkaimpia pajujamme.
• pajuesine
• retki
• rynnäkkö
• rynnäköidä
• ryntäys
• sutkaista
• sutkaus

Definition of sally

• A willow
• An object made from the above treeswood
• A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy
• A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor
• An excursion or side trip
• A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell
• To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position
• To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth
• To venture off the beaten path
• A member of the Salvation Army
• A kind of stonefly

Examples

• Flocks of these birds stir up flying insects, which can then be picked off in quick sallies.
• The troops sallied in desperation.
• A feeding strategy of some birds is to sally out from a perch to snatch an insect and then returning to the same or a different perch.
• As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action. - William Manchester

Related words

• universally
• colossally
• intranasally
• anterodorsally
• sally port
• Sally Lunn bun
• sally forth
• universally recognized