foothold vs seating

foothold

noun
  • A solid grip with the feet. 

  • A secure position from which it is difficult to be dislodged. 

  • Airhead, beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement. 

seating

noun
  • The act of one that seats. 

  • The provision of chairs or other places for people to sit. 

  • Collectively, the various fitted supports of the parts of a structure or of a machine; a housing in which a component is seated. 

  • Material for making seats. 

  • That part of the floor which rests on the keel. 

  • A period of time in which people are allowed into a performance, a meal, etc., to be seated. 

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