excursion vs picnic

excursion

noun
  • A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way. 

  • An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usually during takeoff, landing, or taxi. 

  • A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech. 

  • A wandering from the main subject: a digression. 

verb
  • To go on a recreational trip or excursion. 

picnic

noun
  • An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. 

  • An easy or pleasant task. 

  • The meal eaten at such a gathering. 

  • A cut of pork from the shoulder area (above the front leg) of a pig. 

verb
  • To take part in a picnic. 

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