carriage vs transportation

carriage

noun
  • Means of conveyance. 

  • The part of a typewriter supporting the paper. 

  • The charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and carriage paid). 

  • A shopping cart. 

  • The act of conveying; carrying. 

  • A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power. 

  • A railroad car 

  • A stroller; a baby carriage. 

  • The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head. 

transportation

noun
  • A means of conveyance. 

  • A ticket or fare. 

  • Deportation to a penal colony. 

  • The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc. 

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