carriage vs vehicle

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. 

vehicle

noun
  • A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals. 

  • A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. 

  • An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits 

  • An entity to achieve an end. 

  • A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana. 

  • A medium for expression of talent or views. 

  • The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug. 

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