sally betydelse and definition

Exempel på sally

• Pardalotes forage by gleaning insects from the foliage, as opposed to sallying and catching insects in the air.

• After a lengthy siege, and several successful sallies by the defenders, the castle eventually fell and was destroyed.

• Prey are caught mostly by sallying, although birds also probe and glean.

• They capture insects by gleaning as well as by aerial sallying.

• During a number of these sallies, fire was exchanged and the party had to fight their way back.

• Acorn woodpeckers can also be seen sallying from tree limbs to catch insects, eating fruit and seeds, and drilling holes to drink sap.

• The prey is gleaned from the foliage, taken in flight in short sallies, or sometimes picked from the ground.

• Instead of yielding, the garrison sallied and captured the entire party.