Synonyms of parapet

parapet

noun

as in rampart

a low wall at the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge

The invaders fired arrows over the castle's parapet.

Related Words

• rampart
• fortification
• citadel
• fortress
• battlement
• breastwork
• bastion
• castle
• fort
• bunker
• earthwork
• bulwark
• stronghold
• redoubt
• embattlement
• dugout
• blockhouse
• fastness
• hold
• garrison house
• casbah
• alcazar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parapet

The red brick building, with its geometric parapet wall and barrel plank ceiling, was built in the 1930s. — Jenna Thompson june 10, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

That only occurs in a police state when a critical mass of disenchantment begins to see itself as the majority, and confident enough to raise its head above the parapet. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 11 May 2026

During the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863, Carney saw the soldier carrying the regiment’s flag had been shot, and Carney rushed to grab the flag and carry it to the fort’s parapet. — USA Today, 6 May 2026

Charles placed an arrangement of flowers on a parapet before the couple silently bowed their heads in a moment of reflection. — Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2026