battlement vs fortification

battlement

noun
  • Any high wall for defense. 

  • In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement. 

  • The towering roof of heaven. 

fortification

noun
  • That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle. 

  • A jagged pattern sometimes seen during an attack of migraine. 

  • The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy. 

  • An increase in effectiveness, as by adding ingredients. 

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