bastion vs murus

bastion

noun
  • A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification. 

  • A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel. 

  • A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle. 

  • Any large prominence; something that resembles a bastion in size and form. 

verb
  • To furnish with a bastion. 

murus

noun
  • A wall. 

  • A pattern-forming ridge on the surface of a pollen grain. 

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