blitz vs sortie

blitz

noun
  • A swift and overwhelming attack or effort. 

  • The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor. 

  • A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer. 

  • A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz. 

verb
  • To do something quickly or in one session. 

  • To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action. 

  • To perform a blitz. 

  • To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender. 

sortie

noun
  • An attacking move. 

  • An operational flight carried out by a spacecraft involving a return to Earth. 

  • An operational flight carried out by a single military aircraft. 

  • An act of venturing out to do a task, etc. 

  • An attack made by troops from a besieged position; a sally. 

  • An act of trying to enter a new field of activity. 

  • Synonym of sally port (“an entry to or opening into a fortification to enable a sally”) 

  • A series of aerial photographs taken during the flight of an aircraft; (by extension) a photography session. 

verb
  • To carry out a sortie; to sally. 

How often have the words blitz and sortie occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )