carriage vs portage

carriage

noun
  • The act of conveying; carrying. 

  • 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. 

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

  • Means of conveyance. 

  • 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. 

portage

noun
  • An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways. 

  • The route used for such carrying. 

  • The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage. 

  • A charge made for carrying something. 

  • Carrying capacity; tonnage. 

  • A porthole. 

verb
  • To carry a boat overland 

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