as in rampart
a low wall at the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge
The invaders fired arrows over the castle's parapet.
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Recent Examples of parapet
The building is landmarked, and there was no documentation of the terrace — just the exterior photos showing the parapets and columns on the prow of the 18th and 19th floors.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2026
The rehabilitation includes a new bridge deck, upgraded drainage system, new parapets, new highway lights and strengthened bridge girders to increase load capacity.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
Just as the person leaned down as if to jump from the parapet, a man's arms reached for her and brought her to safety.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
There was certainly a whole thing about not putting your head above the parapet.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2026
The rehabilitation includes a new bridge deck, upgraded drainage system, new parapets, new highway lights and strengthened bridge girders to increase load capacity.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
Just as the person leaned down as if to jump from the parapet, a man's arms reached for her and brought her to safety.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
There was certainly a whole thing about not putting your head above the parapet.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parapet
Noun
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In this sense, Welles’s songs are far better suited to social media than to the stage, to say nothing of the ramparts.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Great views of Lisbon abound from numerous venues throughout the city, but this one, with its maze of towers, ramparts, and courtyards atop the highest hill in the city, is the most distinctive setting.—
Alia Akkam,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the end, the fortifications that mattered most were those that strengthened Rome against the invaders that could not be seen.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, many cereals can be nutritious even without fortification, especially when made from whole grains.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Ray, by contrast, is a figure of intermittent but undeniable mirth—a citadel of physical perfection whose sublimity occasionally touches the ridiculous.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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The area was once a citadel complex in the time of King Herod, who ruled from 37 to 5 B.C. after he was appointed king of Judea by the Romans.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Parapet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parapet. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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