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 royals laid a bouquet of white flowers on a parapet at the South Pool, bowed their heads in a moment of silence and met with survivors, first responders and families of the victims.
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Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
The home stands apart in other ways, operating entirely off the grid with solar panels concealed behind parapets and water drawn from snowmelt.
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Nick Mafi,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
Charles placed an arrangement of flowers on a parapet before the couple silently bowed their heads in a moment of reflection.
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Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
They were greeted at the National 9/11 memorial plaza in Lower Manhattan by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, then walked to one of the memorial’s two pools, where parapets bear the names of the victims of the attacks.
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ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
The home stands apart in other ways, operating entirely off the grid with solar panels concealed behind parapets and water drawn from snowmelt.
—
Nick Mafi,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
Charles placed an arrangement of flowers on a parapet before the couple silently bowed their heads in a moment of reflection.
—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
They were greeted at the National 9/11 memorial plaza in Lower Manhattan by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, then walked to one of the memorial’s two pools, where parapets bear the names of the victims of the attacks.
—
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parapet
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Gaspare Fossati, the architect best known for restoring Hagia Sophia, renovated the building in the 1840s, while the remains of 13th-century Genoese ramparts still form part of the restaurant walls downstairs.
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Finally, unable to stand down the household guard on her own, Alicent confesses her scheme to Helaena, who orders the sentries on the ramparts to hold fire when Rhaenyra flies in on Syrax.
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By the Second World War, pillboxes had become standard defense fortifications.
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During Fascism, the first fortification works arose, but also roads, houses, schools, a hospital.
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One of the oldest citadels in the Middle East, Jerash has seen an unbroken chain of human occupation since the Bronze Age.
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Paton, 52, was in Peru with his wife to hike the Inca Trail, a popular route that ends at Machu Picchu, a citadel built by the Incas in the 15th century.
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“Parapet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parapet. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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