war machine vs sortie

war machine and sortie both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
war machine	Yes	No	No	No
sortie	Yes	No	No	No

war machine (noun)	sortie (noun)
the military forces of a nation	a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
	(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)