parapet

noun

Definition of parapetnext
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 work entails concrete parapet wall repair on the Yellow Mill Pond Bridge. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 The horizontal orientation of the home’s large terraces (which are enclosed by parapets) recalls two of Wright’s prior residential architecture explorations. — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026 Jordanian referee Adham Makhadmeh stayed out of trouble, kept his head below the parapet and stayed off the radar. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 9 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for parapet
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  1. rampart
  2. fortification
  3. citadel
Noun
  • So, rather than castles and stony ramparts, visitors encounter farms and sleepy villages.
    — Rick Steves, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
  • There are also plenty of literary peers repping the ramparts, from Sophie Kemp to Patricia Lockwood to Zadie Smith.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of rampart
Noun
  • During the Nazi occupation of France, Germany began building the Atlantic Wall, a series of defensive fortifications stretching along the coast from Spain to Norway.
    — Shahnaz Bashir, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Houses were rebuilt over the remains of earlier houses, incorporating old walls and materials into new construction; basilicas became churches and churches became mosques; obsolete city walls and fortifications became boulevards and promenades.
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of fortification
Noun
  • Joe cut his teeth by working his way up the ranks; also maybe by hanging around a lot when dad Jack Buck broadcast for years from most of the sacred citadels of sports.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • And yet Trump wants to turn the White House and an outpost on the Potomac into similar citadels, with little regard for why America’s capital city was named for one of its greatest examples of unadorned republican virtue.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
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“Parapet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parapet. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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