car vs conveyance

car

noun
  • The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism. 

  • A clique or gang. 

  • The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus. 

  • The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car. 

  • A floating perforated box for living fish. 

  • The first part of a cons in Lisp. The first element of a list. 

  • an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit. 

  • A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation. 

  • An unpowered unit in a railroad train. 

  • A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not. 

  • A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car. 

  • A sliding fitting that runs along a track. 

  • The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels. 

conveyance

noun
  • A means of transporting, especially a vehicle. 

  • An instrument transferring title of an object from one person or group of persons to another. 

  • An act or instance of conveying. 

verb
  • To transfer (the title) of an object from one person or group of persons to another. 

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