area vs curtilage

area

noun
  • An open space, below ground level, giving access to the basement of a house, and typically separated from the pavement by railings. 

  • A particular geographic region. 

  • Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent. 

  • The extent, scope, or range of an object or concept. 

  • Genitals. 

  • A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units. 

  • Penalty box; penalty area. 

curtilage

noun
  • The area immediately surrounding a house, especially dooryard areas and sometimes including closely associated buildings and structures. 

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