carrier vs transportation

carrier

noun
  • A person or company in the business of shipping freight. 

  • A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the faceplate; a lathe dog. 

  • A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel. 

  • A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms. 

  • A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance. 

  • A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction. 

  • A certified airline. 

  • A charge carrier. 

  • A mobile network operator; wireless carrier. 

  • A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information. 

  • A movable piece in a planetary gear train. 

  • A carrier pigeon. 

  • A person or object that carries someone or something else. 

  • A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine. 

transportation

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

  • A ticket or fare. 

  • Deportation to a penal colony. 

  • A means of conveyance. 

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