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
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
Charles laid flowers on the parapet.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Video of firefighters fighting the inferno shows massive flames shooting out of the top windows onto the roof’s parapet.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Milling, paving, parapet and bridge deck repairs start on April 1.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Charles laid flowers on the parapet.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Video of firefighters fighting the inferno shows massive flames shooting out of the top windows onto the roof’s parapet.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Milling, paving, parapet and bridge deck repairs start on April 1.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parapet
Noun
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The best are those on top floors with views of the pool or Caribbean Sea beyond city ramparts—uninterrupted for over 500 miles north to Jamaica.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
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Our stroll began outside the medieval gate—only residents can drive through the stone ramparts—and ended with an aperitif on the square.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
Noun
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With the growing threat has come greater fortification—so much so that the White House complex can be thought of as the new Green Zone.—
Matt Viser,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Built as a Crusader castle around the 12th century on top of previous fortifications, it has also been used by Saladin’s Jerusalem army, Mamluks, Ottomans, the French and the Palestine Liberation Organization.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2026
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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.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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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.—
Sam Peters,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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“Parapet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parapet. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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